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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 21% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree 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 large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Of the 11 students majoring in public health at South Dakota State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Iowa 310
Missouri 888
Nebraska 149
Kansas 107
North Dakota 46

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
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

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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