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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree 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.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 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 Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the most popular school in South Dakota for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

Of the 63 students majoring in education admin at USD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Full Educational Administration at University of South Dakota Report

#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular educational administration schools in South Dakota. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

Women make up 59% of the education admin majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dakota Wesleyan University is a great place for educational administration 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.

Of the 21 students majoring in education admin at Dakota Wesleyan University, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

About 62% of the students majoring in education admin at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Educational Administration at South Dakota State University

Oglala Lakota College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

With a ranking of #6, Sinte Gleska University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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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 7 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 Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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