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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

9 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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
137 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 master’s degree. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized public school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 137 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

USD 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. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
32 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 Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 32 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since South Dakota State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Mount Marty University

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

The excellent master’s degree programs at Mount Marty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in South Dakota. Located in Yankton, South Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mount Marty does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
16 Total Awards
$36,696 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Augustana University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in South Dakota. Augustana University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Augustana Sioux Falls. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Presentation College

Aberdeen, South Dakota
9 Total Awards
$18,157 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Presentation College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Presentation College is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 master’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, Presentation College is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#6

Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, South Dakota
5 Total Awards

Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Dakota Wesleyan University. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, South Dakota
$2,008 Average Tuition & Fees

Sinte Gleska University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs.

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#7

Sioux Falls Seminary

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.

Since the graduate programs at North American Baptist Seminary are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#7

Dakota State University

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

Dakota State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs.

Online graduate courses are available at Dakota State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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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