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2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

6 Schools Ranked

A teaching student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Dakota to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
1 Total Awards
$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Dakota. USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.

One thing to take note of is that USD does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
1 Total Awards
$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, the fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at South Dakota State. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
$8,916 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Black Hills State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in South Dakota.

BHSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, South Dakota
$2,008 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sinte Gleska University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

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#3

Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, South Dakota

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota Wesleyan University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Dakota Wesleyan University. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Northern State University

Aberdeen, South Dakota
$6,736 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in South Dakota.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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