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2023 Best Value Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Medical Science Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2 degrees and certificates were awarded to medical science students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the medical science doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Medical Science Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $7,118 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USD is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical science in South Dakota.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of South Dakota

Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 41
Iowa 2
Missouri 27
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 1

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist 853
Clinical and Translational Science 52
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 4

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 values are for the top school 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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