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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,995 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for practical 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota

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

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

$6,718 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Area Technical Institute the best value school in South Dakota for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LATI are $6,718 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from LATI carry an average student debtload of $17,000.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LATI is ranked #3 for overall quality for practical nursing in South Dakota.

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#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Southeast Tech take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Southeast Tech also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #5.

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$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.

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$8,332 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Western Dakota Tech carry an average student debtload of $20,223.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 70

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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