2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in South Dakota with 1,022 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

1 Graduate Certificates

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best school in South Dakota for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

8 Graduate Certificates

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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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).
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