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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

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.

Check out the nursing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota 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.

Full Nursing at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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.

Read full report on Nursing at Western Dakota Technical Institute

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand associate degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Dakota. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at USD accumulate an average of around $34,970 in student debt.

Read full report on Nursing at University of South Dakota

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
North Dakota 976

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

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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