Special Education at University of South Dakota

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if University of South Dakota is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. In 2021, 15 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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

USD Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

USD Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at USD 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 special ed major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special 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 Special Education Schools	61
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	64
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	90
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	101
	151
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
	168
Most Popular Special Education Schools	353
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	363

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in special ed from USD. This makes it the #364 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $39,667. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at University of South Dakota.

USD Special Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USD Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from USD in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from USD, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USD also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University of South Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	24

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed 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 University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	690	$43,760
Special Education Professors	470	$43,040
Middle School Special Education Teachers	290	$44,500
Interpreters and Translators	240	$37,650
Special Education Preschool Teachers	50	$39,910

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.