by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 453 associate degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of health professions for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health professions students working on their associate degree.
The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health professions.
It's hard to beat National American University - Rapid City if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health professions. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in health professions from National American University - Rapid City
Lake Area Technical Institute is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in health professions. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Lake Area Technical Institute
Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in health professions has to check out Southeast Technical College. Southeast Tech is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.More information about a associate in health professions from Southeast Technical College
It's hard to beat South Dakota State University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health professions. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a associate in health professions from South Dakota State University
Mitchell Tech is a small public college located in the remote town of Mitchell.More information about a associate in health professions from Mitchell Technical College
Located in the city of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Western Dakota Technical Institute
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