2025 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a master's degree in health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 261 master's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health Professions in South Dakota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health professions.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Master's in Health Professions

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat South Dakota State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in health professions. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings.More information about a master’s in health professions from South Dakota State University

2

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

152 Annual Graduates

University of South Dakota is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in health professions. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of South Dakota

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	3,644
Minnesota	31	9,527
Kansas	30	593
Iowa	29	1,002
Nebraska	29	774
North Dakota	28	321

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Mental & Social Health Services	104
Allied Health Professions	42
Nursing	39
Public Health	35
Communication Sciences	26
Health & Medical Administrative Services	8
Medical Illustration & Informatics	5
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	2

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.