2026 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in South Dakota
[Physician Assistant](/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-professions/physician-assistant/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong physician assistant education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for physician assistant students.
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2026 Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in South Dakota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the physician assistant degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of South Dakota the best value for a degree in physician assistant in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, University Of South Dakota is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $9,432 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $12,942. Students borrow a median of $26,322 to complete the physician assistant program here. Early-career physician assistant graduates make about $120,429. That is a strong return on a $26,322 median debt. University Of South Dakota admits about 99% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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