2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in South Dakota. In total, 1,022 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in South Dakota.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best value school in South Dakota for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mount Marty are $9,650 a year.
Mount Marty also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota rankings.
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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 value nursing schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South Dakota State are $9,384 a year.
South Dakota State also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 6,840 |
Minnesota | 14,890 |
Kansas | 2,633 |
Iowa | 2,966 |
Nebraska | 1,908 |
North Dakota | 976 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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