2025 Best General Special Education Schools in South Dakota
3Colleges in South Dakota
117Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Ranked #36 in popularity, general special education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 degrees in general special education annually.
The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Special Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Special Education Rankings by Degree Level
The teaching students with disabilities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Special Education Schools in South Dakota.
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Best Schools for General Special Education in South Dakota
The schools below may not offer all types of teaching students with disabilities degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top South Dakota Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities
42Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Augustana University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general special education. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Sioux Falls. This university ranks 9th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 42 general special education students who graduated with this degree at Augustana Sioux Falls in the most recent year we have data available.
35Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in general special education needs to look into University of South Dakota. USD is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Vermillion. A Best Colleges rank of #601 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 general special education students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.
Northern State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in general special education. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 19 general special education students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).