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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree 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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree 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 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 2% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Southeast Tech accumulate an average of around $33,072 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Southeast Technical College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at LATI, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Full Nursing at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Western Dakota Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Oglala Lakota College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,529.

Full Nursing at Oglala Lakota College Report

#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at USD take out while working on their Associate Degree is $34,970.

Read full report on Nursing at University of South Dakota

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
North Dakota 976
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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