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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

8 Colleges
$27,621 Avg Salary
$27,048 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree School for You

Health & Medical Administrative Services is the #11 most popular major in South Dakota with 65 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Medical Administrative Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Women make up 87% of the health and medical administrative services majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and medical administrative services schools in South Dakota. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

While working on their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services majors at Mitchell Tech accumulate an average of around $20,280 in student debt.

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Out of the 8 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from Western Dakota Tech take out $19,549 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health and medical administrative services schools in South Dakota. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from Dakota State carry an average student debt load of $34,347.

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#6

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

With a ranking of #6, Presentation College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

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#6

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

With a ranking of #6, Sinte Gleska University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,015
Iowa 251
Missouri 1,011
Nebraska 260
Kansas 490
North Dakota 33

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health and medical administrative services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 31,436
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,664
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,894
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 4,391
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,564
Health Information Management 3,317
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,245
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,180
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 353
Clinical Research Coordinator 344
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Healthcare Innovation 183
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 26
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 22
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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