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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

1 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master's in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across South Dakota, there were 1,019 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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