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

8 Colleges
$64,114 Avg Salary
$22,124 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in South Dakota with 1,022 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at South Dakota State accumulate an average of around $23,037 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $210.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

Nursing majors at USD take out an average of $24,916 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $168.

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#3

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

Out of the 8 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Presentation College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, Presentation College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

Nursing majors at Presentation College take out an average of $27,837 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 8 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.

Nursing majors at Augustana Sioux Falls take out an average of $22,069 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 8 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in nursing at University of Sioux Falls, 14% are male and 86% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from University of Sioux Falls take out $21,051 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Dakota Wesleyan University accumulate an average of around $24,386 in student debt.

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#7

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

With a ranking of #7, Mount Marty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Mount Marty carry an average student debt load of $27,803.

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National American University - Rapid City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

Nursing majors at National American University - Rapid City take out an average of $37,340 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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