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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$14,260 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for curriculum majors pursuing a .

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Curriculum & Instruction

$8,845 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northern State University the best value school in South Dakota for curriculum and instruction students. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,845 per year.

NSU also took the #2 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Northern State University Report

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #3 for overall quality for curriculum in South Dakota.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at South Dakota State University Report

#3

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD
$29,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Marty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mount Marty are $29,980 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at Mount Marty University Report

$8,916 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

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

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Black Hills State University

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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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