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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$16,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,331 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for subject 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Teacher Education Subject Specific

$8,845 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,845 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NSU is ranked #2 for overall quality for subject specific ed in South Dakota.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year. Subject Specific Ed majors at USD take out an average of $30,556 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USD is ranked #4 for overall quality for subject specific ed in South Dakota.

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$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at South Dakota State take out is $26,000.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #3 for overall quality for subject specific ed in South Dakota.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,633 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Sioux Falls not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota list.

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$8,916 Average Tuition & Fees

Black Hills State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

BHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD
$29,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Mount Marty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Marty are $29,980 per year.

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#8

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD
$35,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Augustana University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 per year.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #1 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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