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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in South Dakota

11 Colleges
$38,358 Avg Salary
$27,174 Avg Student Debt

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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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in South Dakota to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the grade specific ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our 2023 rankings named Black Hills State University the most popular school in South Dakota for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at BHSU take out an average of $29,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Augustana University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Augustana Sioux Falls take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at USD accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $269, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from South Dakota State carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#5

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Sioux Falls. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at University of Sioux Falls take out is $27,000.

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Northern State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at NSU take out an average of $26,993 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Dakota State take out is $26,000.

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Oglala Lakota College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education grade specific programs. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

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Dakota Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in South Dakota ranking. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

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#9

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

With a ranking of #9, Mount Marty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Mount Marty carry an average student debt load of $27,400.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges 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 11 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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