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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the most popular school in South Dakota for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Mount Marty University

Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at South Dakota State University Report

#3

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Presentation College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Aberdeen, Presentation College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Nursing at Presentation College Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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 3 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 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.

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