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Registered Nursing at South Dakota State University

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at South Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year.

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

South Dakota State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

South Dakota State Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at South Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 248
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

South Dakota State Registered Nursing Master’s Program

96% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from South Dakota State, 96% 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
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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