Education Programs
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Find an education program in South Dakota to get you started in the behavioral health field.
Programs
Certificate Programs
Addiction Counseling & Prevention Certificate
University of South Dakota | OnlineCommunity Health Worker Certificate
Lake Area Technical College | WatertownSoutheast Technical College | Online
Sociology Certificate
Black Hills State University | Rapid City, Spearfish, or OnlineAssociate's Degrees
Addiction & Diversity Counseling
Sisseton Wahpeton College| Sisseton
Behavioral & Mental Health Technician
Southeast Technical College| Sioux Falls
Behavioral Science
Sisseton Wahpeton College | Sisseton
Human Services
South Dakota State University | Human Development and Family Services | Online
Ihanktonwan Community College | Human Services | Marty
Black Hills State University | Human Services | Rapid City and Spearfish
Sinte Gleska University | Human Services | Mission
Sitting Bull College | Human Services Technician | McLaughlin, SD/Fort Yates, ND
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Lake Area Technical College | Watertown
Physical Therapy Assistant
Lake Area Technical College | Watertown
Social Science
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls
Social Services
Mitchell Technical College | Mitchell
Social Work
Lake Area Technical College | Watertown
Concurrent/Accelerated Programs
Physical Therapy (B.S./DPT)
University of South Dakota | Vermillion
Social Work (B.S./MSW)
University of South Dakota | Sioux Falls and Online
Pre-professional Programs
Occupational Therapy
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls
Mount Marty University | Yankton
South Dakota State University | Brookings
Northern State University | Aberdeen
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
Physical Therapy
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls
Mount Marty University | Yankton
South Dakota State University | Brookings
Northern State University | Aberdeen
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
Physician Assistant (PA)
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls
South Dakota Mines | Rapid City
Social Work
Northern State University | Aberdeen
Nursing Programs
Practical Nursing
Sinte Gleska University | Mission
Sitting Bull College | McLaughlin, SD/Fort Yates, ND
Southeast Technical College | Sioux Falls and Huron
Lake Area Technical College | Pierre, Watertown, or Online Hybrid
Mitchell Technical College | Mitchell
Western Dakota Tech | Rapid City
Registered Nursing
Oglala Lakota | Nursing | Pine Ridge Reservation
Southeast Technical College | Sioux Falls and Huron
Lake Area Technical College | Watertown or Online Hybrid
Western Dakota Tech | Registered Nursing (RN) | Rapid City
LPN to RN
Mitchell Technical College | Registered Nurse (LPN to RN) | Mitchell
LPN to BSN
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls or Online
University of South Dakota | Vermillion or Sioux Falls
RN to BSN
University of South Dakota | Online
South Dakota State University | Online
Accelerated Nursing
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
South Dakota State University | Rapid City or Sioux Falls
BSN
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls
South Dakota State University | Brookings, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Online
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota | Vermillion or Sioux Falls
Mount Marty University | Yankton
Dakota Wesleyan University | Mitchell, Rapid City, or Sioux Falls
Northern State University | Aberdeen
MSN
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota | Online
Mount Marty University | Optional Emphasis in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Yankton
DNP
South Dakota State University | Optional Emphasis in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Online
University of South Dakota | Online
Mount Marty University | Yankton
Graduate Certificate
Mount Marty University | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Yankton
South Dakota State University | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Online
Bachelor's Degrees
Addiction Counseling & Prevention
University of South Dakota | Optional emphasis in Treatment or Prevention | Vermillion or Online
Human Services
Mount Marty University | Human Service with optional emphasis in Social Services or Disability Services | Yankton and Watertown
Ihanktonwan Community College | Human Services with optional emphasis in Chemical Dependency or Mental Health | Marty
Black Hills State University | Human Services | Rapid City and Spearfish
Sinte Gleska University | Human Services | Mission
Psychology
South Dakota State University | Brookings and Online
Augustana University | Optional emphasis in Counseling/Clinical or Social Services | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota | Vermillion and Sioux Falls
University of Sioux Falls | Optional emphasis in Mental Health | Sioux Falls
Black Hills State University | Rapid City and Spearfish
Mount Marty University | Yankton and Watertown
Dakota Wesleyan University | Mitchell
Northern State University | Aberdeen
Sciences
University of South Dakota | Neuroscience | Vermillion
Sisseton Wahpeton College | Behavioral Science | Sisseton
Dakota Wesleyan University | Behavioral Science | Mitchell
South Dakota State University | Human Development and Family Science | Brookings and Online
University of Sioux Falls | Social Science | Sioux Falls
Social Work
University of South Dakota | Optional emphasis in Child Welfare | Vermillion
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls
Oglala Lakota College | Optional emphasis in Chemical Dependency | Pine Ridge Reservation
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
Sitting Bull College | McLaughlin, SD/Fort Yates, ND
Sociology
South Dakota State University | Brookings and Online
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota | Vermillion, Sioux Falls, and Online
Black Hills State University | Rapid City, Spearfish, and Online
Northern State University | Aberdeen, Huron, Online, and Aberdeen/Online Hybrid
Master's Degrees
Addiction Counseling & Prevention
University of South Dakota | Optional emphasis in Co-Occurring | Online
Counseling
University of South Dakota | Counseling & Psychology in Education | Vermillion
University of South Dakota | CPE: Counseling - emphasis in Clinical Mental Health or School Counseling K-12 | Vermillion
Northern State University | Counseling - emphasis in Clinical Mental Health or School Counseling | Hybrid Online/Aberdeen
Kairos University | Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy | Sioux Falls
South Dakota State University | Counseling and Human Resource Development - emphasis in School Counseling | Brookings, Rapid City, and Online
South Dakota State University | Counseling and Human Resource Development - emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Brookings and Rapid City
South Dakota State University | Counseling and Human Resource Development - emphasis in Marriage and Family Counseling | Brookings and Online
South Dakota State University | Counseling and Human Resource Development - emphasis in Rehabilitation Counseling | Brookings and Rapid City
Sinte Gleska University | Human Services - Optional emphasis in Clinical Mental Health or School Counseling | Mission
Physician Assistant
University of South Dakota | Vermillion
Sciences
Augustana University | Applied Behavior Analysis | Sioux Falls
South Dakota State University | Human Sciences - Human Development and Family Science | Brookings and Online
South Dakota State University | Social Science | Brookings
University of South Dakota | Psychology | Vermillion
University of South Dakota | Health Sciences: Applied Behavior Analysis | Online or Sioux Falls
Social Work
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota | Sioux Falls and Online
Doctoral Degrees
Counseling & Psychology in Education
University of South Dakota | Emphasis in Human Development & Education Psychology | Vermillion and Online
University of South Dakota | Emphasis in School Psychology | Vermillion
DNP
South Dakota State University | Optional Emphasis in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Online
University of South Dakota | Online
Mount Marty University | Yankton
Occupational Therapy
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota | Optional emphasis in Behavioral Health | Vermillion
Physical Therapy
Augustana University | Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota | Vermillion
Professional Counseling
Kairos University | Sioux Falls
Psychiatry
University of South Dakota | Sioux Falls
Psychology
University of South Dakota | Clinical Psychology or Human Factors | Vermillion
Social Science
South Dakota State University | Brookings
Graduate Certificates
Applied Behavior Analysis
University of South Dakota | Sioux Falls or Online
Disaster Mental Health
University of South Dakota | Online
Mental Health Counseling
University of South Dakota | Online
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
South Dakota State University | Online
Mount Marty University | Yankton
Social Emotional Learning
Mount Marty University | Yankton
Trauma Informed Teaching
Mount Marty University | Yankton
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