College Programs in South Dakota
Compare earnings and debt outcomes across 19 schools
Programs
226
with earnings data
Schools
19
in state
Median Earnings
$45,701
1yr after graduation
Median Debt
$25,554
at graduation
Highest Earning Programs in South Dakota
Programs ranked by median earnings one year after graduation
1
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (doctoral)Mount Marty University · Yankton
$207,824
2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (masters)Mount Marty University · Yankton
$182,735
3Educational Administration and Supervision (doctoral)National American University-Rapid City · Rapid City
$120,607
4Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (masters)University of South Dakota · Vermillion
$120,429
5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (professional)South Dakota State University · Brookings
$119,763
6Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (doctoral)South Dakota State University · Brookings
$104,596
7Health and Medical Administrative Services (doctoral)California Intercontinental University · Sioux Falls
$104,340
8Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (masters)South Dakota State University · Brookings
$103,339
9Educational Administration and Supervision (doctoral)University of South Dakota · Vermillion
$98,893
10Engineering-Related Fields (masters)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City
$91,138
11Mining and Mineral Engineering (bachelors)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City
$90,514$27,914 debt
12Computer and Information Sciences (masters)Dakota State University · Madison
$83,446
13Computer and Information Sciences (bachelors)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City
$78,193$27,000 debt
14Construction Engineering Technologies (bachelors)South Dakota State University · Brookings
$77,949$25,000 debt
15Business Administration, Management and Operations (masters)University of South Dakota · Vermillion
$76,293
16Business, Management, Marketing, (masters)Dakota Wesleyan University · Mitchell
$75,731
17Construction Engineering Technologies (associates)Lake Area Technical College · Watertown
$75,253$12,000 debt
18Civil Engineering (masters)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City
$74,777
19Human Services (masters)University of South Dakota · Vermillion
$74,147
20Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (associates)National American University-Rapid City · Rapid City
$73,942$33,924 debt
21Computer and Information Sciences (bachelors)South Dakota State University · Brookings
$73,770$22,748 debt
22Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (bachelors)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City
$73,551$22,541 debt
23Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (associates)Southeast Technical College · Sioux Falls
$73,361$23,500 debt
24Chemical Engineering (bachelors)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City
$72,785$28,000 debt
25Computer Engineering (bachelors)South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City
$72,639
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