2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Allied Health Professions in South Dakota
4Colleges
12,287Bachelor's Degrees
$23,696Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Allied Health Professions School for You
Allied Health Professions is the #61 most popular major in South Dakota with 12,287 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.2% of all the allied health bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Allied Health Professions in South Dakota ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in allied health. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. Instead, we are looking at those allied health schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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Featured Allied Health Professions Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.
South Dakota State University comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings. South Dakota State not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list.
The average student at South Dakota State graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,337. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State be around $89,483. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
University of Sioux Falls landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value allied health professions schools. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best value list, University of Sioux Falls has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota ranking.
At University of Sioux Falls, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $22,818. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from University of Sioux Falls is $96,748. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Presentation College. Located in the town of Aberdeen, Presentation College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. Presentation College not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in South Dakota list.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Presentation College to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $26,138. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Presentation College is about $113,700. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Our rankings recognize Mount Marty University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.
At Mount Marty, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $25,490. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Mount Marty is $107,058. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
Allied Health Professions is the #61 most popular major in South Dakota with 12,287 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.2% of all the allied health bachelor's degrees in the country.
