2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota” ranking.

Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 313,362 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 1,106 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,771 and $33,828 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota”.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree nursing students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in South Dakota

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$8,175 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$168,018 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Marty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Yankton, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2019-2020.

Mount Marty did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Marty are $8,175, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mount Marty Nursing Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 45 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing at South Dakota State

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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