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Elementary Education at University of South Dakota

Elementary Education at University of South Dakota

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at University of South Dakota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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.

USD Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

USD Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at USD 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.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching 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 elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 51
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USD Elementary Education Master’s Program

90% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from USD, 90% 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 elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University of South Dakota.

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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