2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Finding the Best Nursing Master's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing 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 nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.
Most Popular South Dakota Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our analysis found Mount Marty University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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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.
Of the 11 students majoring in nursing at South Dakota State, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Presentation College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Aberdeen, Presentation College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Request InformationBest Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 14,890 |
North Dakota | 976 |
Nebraska | 1,908 |
Kansas | 2,633 |
Iowa | 2,966 |
Missouri | 6,840 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
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.