National American University-Rapid City
National American University-Rapid City offers career-focused online programs, with a strong emphasis on healthcare, business, and information technology fields. Many programs lead to industry-recognized certifications, designed to help students stand out to employers. The university focuses on flexible, online learning to accommodate working adults and offers various pathways to transfer prior learning and experience for credit.
Programs Analyzed
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Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
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All Programs at National American University-Rapid City
8 trade programs at National American University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in SD → |
71 | $73,942/yr | $16,905 |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → |
64 | $37,252/yr | $12,920 |
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Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare nationwide → |
62 | $33,364/yr | $17,178 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in SD → |
61 | $37,827/yr | $16,625 |
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IT Management
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Compare nationwide → |
56 | $33,190/yr | $12,880 |
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Accounting
Accounting and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in SD → |
55 | $32,546/yr | $17,010 |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in SD → |
54 | $37,282/yr | $26,750 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in SD → |
50 | $41,564/yr | $23,255 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 8 trade and vocational programs at National American University-Rapid City using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.