2024 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Ranked #5 in popularity, nursing is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 doctor's degrees in nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nursing to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing in South Dakota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nursing students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

1

Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD

33 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing needs to look into Mount Marty University. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Yankton.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Mount Marty University

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

8 Annual Graduates

South Dakota State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Brookings.More information about a doctorate in nursing from South Dakota State University

 

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	380
Minnesota	120	658
Iowa	110	80
Kansas	97	143
Nebraska	70	177
North Dakota	68	39

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Nursing Related Rankings by Major

Nursing is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist	33
Registered Nursing	4
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	74
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	67
Medicine	66
Health Sciences & Services	9
Communication Sciences	4
Medical Science	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.