2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

33 Doctor's Degrees

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Marty University the best school in South Dakota for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

8 Doctor's Degrees

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

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

• Read more about our ranking methodology.
• 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).
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