2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota
Finding the Best Nursing Associate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota
Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.
Most Popular South Dakota Schools for an Associate in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular school in South Dakota for nursing students working on their associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
About 98% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 2% are male.
On average, nursing graduates from Southeast Tech take out $33,072 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.
Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at LATI, 4% are male and 96% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oglala Lakota College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school with a small student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Oglala Lakota College accumulate an average of around $11,529 in student debt.
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Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at USD accumulate an average of around $34,970 in student debt.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 14,890 |
Iowa | 2,966 |
Missouri | 6,840 |
Nebraska | 1,908 |
Kansas | 2,633 |
North Dakota | 976 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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.