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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,161 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,113 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services School for You

With 43 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dental support services is the #13 most popular major in South Dakota.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for dental support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dental support majors pursuing a .

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Dental Support Services

$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in South Dakota for dental support services students. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, dental support majors at LATI accumulate an average of around $8,250 in student debt.

LATI also made our Best Dental Support Services Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #3.

Full Dental Support Services at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best dental support services schools in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year. On average, dental support graduates from USD take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $149.

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$8,332 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great value for dental support services students. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Dental Support majors at Western Dakota Tech take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 461
Iowa 138
Missouri 171
Nebraska 72
Kansas 133
North Dakota 22

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dental support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dental Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 17,223
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 8,807
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 287
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 82

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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