Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions programs in South Dakota
5 schools in South Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in South Dakota
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in South Dakota earn a median of $51,100 a year across 2,050 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Social Workers | $57,510 | 790 |
| Community Health Workers | $45,700 | 270 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,720 | 270 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $48,920 | 230 |
| Health Education Specialists | $57,370 | 190 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Area Technical College Watertown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Lake Area Technical College Watertown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Sinte Gleska University Mission | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.