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Medical assistant programs in South Dakota

South Dakota has 4 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in South Dakota, expect to start around $35,980–$37,730 and reach a median of $41,870 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,870 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, South Dakota). Graduates of these South Dakota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $32,677 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical assistants earn in South Dakota

$35,980starting (10th percentile)
$37,730early career (25th)
$41,870median, all experience
$45,870experienced (75th)
$48,960top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,340 employed in South Dakota. National median: $45,690.

Campuses in South Dakota, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in South Dakota
82credentials awarded / yr
$32,677median earnings, yr 1 (South Dakota)
$26,692median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: MitchellRapid CitySioux FallsWatertown

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Lake Area Technical College Watertown Public 40 $32,677 $12,000 73% not reported
Mitchell Technical College Mitchell Public 16 $25,339 $12,000 76% not reported
Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls Public 18 not reported not reported 59% not reported
Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City Public 8 not reported not reported 54% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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