Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in South Dakota
8 schools in South Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $52,357 at National American University-Rapid City.
What this work pays in South Dakota
Registered Nurses in South Dakota earn a median of $78,060 a year across 14,710 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $122,050 | 1,140 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $128,840 | 1,020 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $263,930 | 400 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $66,630 | 250 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National American University-Rapid City Rapid City | Associate's degree | $16,905 | $52,357 (57 grads) | — |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion | Associate's degree | $14,947 | $47,473 (56 grads) | 0 |
| Lake Area Technical College Watertown | Associate's degree | $18,707 | not published | 20 |
| Oglala Lakota College Kyle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls | Associate's degree | $19,527 | not published | 50 |
| Mitchell Technical College Mitchell | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.