Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study teacher education subject specific, take a look at what University of South Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. Of the 105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Dakota in 2021, 29 of them were teacher education subject specific majors.

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

USD Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

USD Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at USD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Subject Specific. 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	37
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
	95
	114
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	538
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	576

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from USD. This is the #539 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $41,367. This is 12% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of subject specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific 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 subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

The following subject specific 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
Music Education	12
History Education	5
English & Language Arts Education	5
Art Education	3
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	2
Mathematics Education	1
Biology Education	1

Related Majors

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

Careers That Subject Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in subject specific 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
Elementary School Teachers	4,050	$43,140
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Middle School Teachers	1,940	$43,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,150	$31,790
Coaches and Scouts	770	$34,370

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.