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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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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 Most Popular 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 were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

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. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Presentation College

Aberdeen, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presentation College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Presentation College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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