2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota
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Our analysis found Mount Marty University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Dakota. Located in Yankton, South Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
One thing to take note of is that Mount Marty does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in South Dakota. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, the fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at South Dakota State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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