History Education at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study history education, 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. In 2021, 5 history teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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

USD History Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History Teacher Education

USD History Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how USD performed in these rankings.

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 history teacher education major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History 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 History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value History Education Schools	9
Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best History Education Schools	16
	22
	22
Most Popular History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular History Education Schools	41
Most Focused History Education Schools	89

History Teacher Education Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history teacher education majors at University of South Dakota.

USD History Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of history teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history teacher education 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 history teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Biology Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Art Education
• English & Language Arts Education

Careers That History Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in history teacher education 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
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Middle School Teachers	1,940	$43,860
Education Professors	240	$69,240
History Professors	50	$68,250

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.