2025 Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota
5
Colleges in South Dakota
157
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
registered nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 157 associate degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Associate Degree
The registered nursing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to registered nursing students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of registered nursing students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for registered nursing students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The registered nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota.