2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in South Dakota

Public Health is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #12 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Health in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28 master's degrees in public health to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Public Health Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public health.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Health in South Dakota

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public health.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Health Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Dakota if you want to pursue a master's degree in public health. USD is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public health in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in public health from University of South Dakota

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

South Dakota State University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public health. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in public health in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in public health from South Dakota State University

 

Best Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	287
Minnesota	169	545
Iowa	146	165
Kansas	144	50
Nebraska	116	99
North Dakota	100	25

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	22
General Public Health	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mental & Social Health Services	75
Nursing	68
Allied Health Professions	39
Communication Sciences	25
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	8
Medical Illustration & Informatics	3
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.