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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,017 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education grade specific was the most popular one in South Dakota. In total, 406 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in South Dakota.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $7,118 per year.

USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of South Dakota

#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Sioux Falls graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Sioux Falls also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of Sioux Falls

Out of the 3 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BHSU are $8,916 a year.

Read full report on Teacher Education Grade Specific at Black Hills State University

Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,622
Kansas 1,769
Minnesota 2,595
Iowa 1,604
North Dakota 490
Nebraska 956

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
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 3 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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