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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

5 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 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 each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
18 Total Awards
$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the most popular school in South Dakota for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, the medium-sized public school handed out 18 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USD. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Read full report on University of South Dakota

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
8 Total Awards
$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South Dakota State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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2 Total Awards
$11,924 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.

One thing to take note of is that SD Mines does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

#4

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota
1 Total Awards
$9,650 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mount Marty University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Yankton, South Dakota. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Marty. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
$6,731 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

Dakota State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Dakota State University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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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