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Elementary Education at Black Hills State University

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if Black Hills State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608. In 2021, 53 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from BHSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Elementary Education section at the bottom of this page.

BHSU Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

BHSU Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at BHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at BHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 37
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Most Popular Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 61
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 62
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 283
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Best Elementary Education Schools 328
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Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at BHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Black Hills State University.

BHSU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 elementary teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from BHSU. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at BHSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at BHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 50
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BHSU also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Elementary School Teachers 4,050 $43,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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