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2027 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in South Dakota

[Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-nursing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing education at a price that pays off.

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

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• Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in South Dakota

2027 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in South Dakota

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

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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 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, no school beat South Dakota State University this year. Set in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State University is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,299, compared with $12,809 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates is $28,000. Early-career psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates make about $99,864. That is a strong return on a $28,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 98%.

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Mount Marty College
Yankton, SD

$34,600 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$48,179 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing will find it at Mount Marty College, which ranked #2. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty College is a small private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $34,600. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program here. Psychiatric/mental Health Nurse/nursing graduates of Mount Marty College earn a median of $152,247 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 43%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 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.