National American University-Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota · Private, for-profit

Of 24 assessed programs, 21 leave graduates out-earning a typical South Dakota high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 48 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$31,062
All families (average)	$31,062

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

24 of 72 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical South Dakota high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$67,959	+$30,983	clears the bar	$32,001	1.0 yrs	61
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,756	+$20,780	clears the bar	$28,458	1.4 yrs	48
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$52,803	+$15,827	clears the bar	$32,805	2.1 yrs	26
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$35,072	-$1,904	falls short	$34,597	insufficient data	16
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,555	-$421	falls short	$12,920	insufficient data	16
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$47,907	+$10,931	clears the bar	$27,986	2.6 yrs	15
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$43,113	+$6,137	clears the bar	$17,178	2.8 yrs	13
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$107,332	+$70,356	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,936	+$27,960	clears the bar	$13,456	0.5 yrs	10
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$47,334	+$10,358	clears the bar	$12,880	1.2 yrs	7
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$41,000	+$4,024	clears the bar	$31,370	7.8 yrs	7
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$52,215	+$15,239	clears the bar	$27,525	1.8 yrs	6
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	$36,166	-$810	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,897	+$21,921	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$67,025	+$30,049	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$37,062	+$86	clears the bar	$17,010	197.8 yrs	1
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$122,907	+$85,931	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$43,288	+$6,312	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$40,052	+$3,076	clears the bar	$26,750	8.7 yrs	0
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,605	+$1,629	clears the bar	$15,580	9.6 yrs	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$53,752	+$16,776	clears the bar	$23,255	1.4 yrs	0
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,078	+$46,102	clears the bar	$38,049	0.8 yrs	0
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$89,319	+$52,343	clears the bar	$16,905	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,235	+$25,259	clears the bar	$16,625	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Homeland Security	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.