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2023 Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

6 Schools Ranked
$9,253 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,438 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp 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 Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Dakota to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best school in South Dakota for healthcare students working on their undergraduate certificate.

Students from South Dakota who attend Dakota State full time pay an average of $9,633 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,735.

Dakota State does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Dakota State University Report

#2

Lake Area Technical Institute

Watertown, South Dakota
$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees
$14,587 Avg Student Debt

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Area Technical Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in South Dakota.

If you want to attend LATI, expect to pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,587 in student loans.

LATI does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees
$20,041 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Southeast Tech does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $7,650. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Southeast Tech accumulate an average of $20,041 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Southeast Tech. In fact, around 45% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Southeast Technical College Report

#4

Western Dakota Technical Institute

Rapid City, South Dakota
$8,332 Average Tuition & Fees
$17,540 Avg Student Debt

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Western Dakota Technical Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in South Dakota.

Western Dakota Tech does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $8,332. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $17,540 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online courses are available at Western Dakota Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees
$8,822 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

Mitchell Tech does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $7,524. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,822 in student loans.

Mitchell Tech does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 27% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Mitchell Technical College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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