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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,672 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,074 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, curriculum and instruction was ranked 6th in South Dakota. In fact, 54 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for curriculum students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

Check out the curriculum master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction

Our analysis found Northern State University to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $6,736 per year.

NSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Northern State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South Dakota State are $9,384 a year.

South Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at South Dakota State University

#3

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Marty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mount Marty are $9,650 a year.

Mount Marty also made our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #5.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Mount Marty University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Black Hills State University Report

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 526
Kansas 350
Minnesota 348
Iowa 129
North Dakota 38
Nebraska 1,161

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Curriculum Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Disarnot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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