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2023 Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Curriculum & Instruction program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for curriculum majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Northern State University to be the most popular 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 town of Aberdeen.

Women make up 82% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Black Hills State University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

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#3

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Mount Marty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in curriculum at Mount Marty, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular curriculum and instruction schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the curriculum majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dakota Wesleyan University is a great place for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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Best Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Curriculum & Instruction Colleges 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 6 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.

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