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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota

8 Colleges
$40,331 Avg Salary
$28,278 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 198 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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 8 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Dakota Schools in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

Subject Specific Ed majors at USD take out an average of $30,556 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent programs at Augustana University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in South Dakota. Augustana 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 Northern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota list. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Marty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

With a ranking of #6, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

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#7

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

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Black Hills State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota ranking. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
Iowa 599
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Aparajita Datta.

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