2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
With 45 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #12 most popular major in South Dakota.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular South Dakota Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota School of Mines and Technology the most popular school in South Dakota for public health students working on their graduate certificate. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
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Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 962 |
Iowa | 310 |
Missouri | 888 |
Nebraska | 149 |
Kansas | 107 |
North Dakota | 46 |
Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Public Health | 22,778 |
Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
Other Public Health | 3,432 |
Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
Environmental Health | 1,344 |
Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.
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