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Nursing at South Dakota State University

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Nursing at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what South Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in nursing.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

South Dakota State Nursing Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #246 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at South Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at South Dakota State University.

South Dakota State Nursing Master’s Program

91% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from South Dakota State in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from South Dakota State, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Registered Nurses 12,760 $58,340
Medical and Health Services Managers 730 $106,830
Nurse Practitioners 540 $100,690
Nurse Anesthetists 390 $188,360
Nursing Instructors and Professors 250 $67,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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