How much does National American University-Rapid City cost?

Tuition and fees are $16,065 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $31,062 a year.

How many National American University-Rapid City programs report graduate pay?

6 bachelor's programs, 7 associate's programs, and 3 certificate programs at National American University-Rapid City report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

National American University-Rapid City Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which National American University-Rapid City associate's program has the lowest debt?

Information Technology graduates leave with a median of $28,212 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 National American University-Rapid City associate's programs that report debt.

Private for-profit university
Rapid City, SD
764 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 National American University-Rapid City associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,942), and Health and Medical Administration the least ($28,699). The median program pays $33,364. National American University-Rapid City also has 6 bachelor's programs and 3 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$16,065Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$31,062Per year

Graduation rate0%Within 6 years

All 6 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Dakota" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across South Dakota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Dakota
1	NursingGraduates a year not reported	$69,890	$77,342	$52,969	5th of 7
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$52,129	$63,521	$53,229	4th of 4
3	Business AdministrationAbout 47 graduates a year	$48,827	$57,947	$46,575	2nd of 8
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 12 graduates a year	$45,720	$50,176	$51,547	1st of 3
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 21 graduates a year	$45,392	$54,274	$52,058	1st of 1
6	AccountingAbout 9 graduates a year	$35,820	$56,049	$41,344	4th of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and South Dakota ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five South Dakota programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 7 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Dakota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across South Dakota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Dakota
1	NursingGraduates a year not reported	$73,942	$75,953	$33,924	1st of 3
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$41,564	Not reported	$33,022	4th of 4
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingGraduates a year not reported	$37,282	$36,120	$35,442	1st of 3
4	Business AdministrationAbout 11 graduates a year	$33,364	$46,731	$30,707	1st of 2
5	Information TechnologyAbout 9 graduates a year	$33,190	$51,603	$28,212	2nd of 2
6	AccountingAbout 2 graduates a year	$32,546	$47,531	$28,757	3rd of 3
7	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 14 graduates a year	$28,699	$38,876	$41,890	1st of 1

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 3 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Dakota" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across South Dakota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Dakota
1	Practical NursingGraduates a year not reported	$37,827	Not reported	$31,335	5th of 5
2	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 12 graduates a year	$37,252	$34,935	$28,143	1st of 1
3	Allied Health and Medical AssistingGraduates a year not reported	$30,234	Not reported	$26,572	1st of 2

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$73,942
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$41,564
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$37,282
Business Administration$33,364
Information Technology$33,190

Lowest median debt

Information Technology$28,212
Accounting$28,757
Business Administration$30,707
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$33,022
Nursing$33,924

Largest programs

Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 14 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 11 graduates a year
Information TechnologyAbout 9 graduates a year
AccountingAbout 2 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,942 in their first year, the most of 7 National American University-Rapid City associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of South Dakota rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels