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Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

2 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Our analysis found Mount Marty University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Dakota. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Minnesota 5,809
Iowa 462
Kansas 311
Nebraska 414
North Dakota 100

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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