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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in South Dakota for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at LATI take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,795.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LATI is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in South Dakota.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Southeast Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,719.

Southeast Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mitchell Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Western Dakota Tech take out $24,239 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Western Dakota Tech also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Western Dakota Technical Institute

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 70

One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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