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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree 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.

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 Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northern State University the most popular school in South Dakota for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

About 73% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in subject specific ed at South Dakota State, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Black Hills State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in South Dakota. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

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#4

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls.

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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 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in subject specific ed at Mount Marty, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

With a ranking of #6, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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#6

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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