by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 1,077 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,917 and $27,919 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 428 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,795 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in education.
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The education 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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 87 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s. Northern State University is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 66 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s list. BHSU is a small public school situated in Spearfish, South Dakota. It awarded 49 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 28 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 21 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mount Marty University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit institution located in Yankton, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dakota State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 12 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinte Gleska University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Oglala Lakota College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in South Dakota for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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