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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,397 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best value school in South Dakota for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote 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 made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #1.

Full Nursing at Mount Marty University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Nursing at South Dakota State University

#3

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Presentation College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Presentation College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

Presentation College graduate students pay an average of $18,157 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,840
Minnesota 14,890
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
North Dakota 976

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 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.

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