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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in South Dakota

4 Colleges
$75,625 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, educational administration students earned 158 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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The Best Educational Administration Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best for education admin majors pursuing a .

Top South Dakota Schools in Educational Administration

Our analysis found Northern State University to be the best school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

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#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Educational Administration Schools in South Dakota list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Kansas 646
Minnesota 1,314
Iowa 340
North Dakota 136
Nebraska 782

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Shai-WMIL.

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