---

2027 Best Value Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in South Dakota

[Family Practice Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/family-practice-nurse-nursing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for family practice nurse/nursing students.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in South Dakota

2027 Best Value Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in South Dakota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the family practice nurse/nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools

1

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

$9,299 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,000 Avg Student Debt

$55,070 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in family practice nurse/nursing, no school beat South Dakota State University this year. South Dakota State University is a large public school located in the town of Brookings. Students from in state pay about $9,299 in tuition and fees, compared with $12,809 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for family practice nurse/nursing graduates is $28,000. Family Practice Nurse/nursing graduates of South Dakota State University earn a median of $99,864 early in their careers. Set against $28,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.

2

Mount Marty College
Yankton, SD

$34,600 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$48,179 Median Earnings (10yr)

Mount Marty College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value family practice nurse/nursing schools. Mount Marty College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton. Students from in state pay about $34,600 in tuition and fees. Family Practice Nurse/nursing graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, family practice nurse/nursing degree recipients from Mount Marty College generally make around $152,247. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Mount Marty College admits about 43% of applicants.

View All Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Rankings >

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.