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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Special Education is the 29th most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 94 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,049 and $29,667 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in special education.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern State University is a small school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota that handed out 21 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Marty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota list. Mount Marty is a small school located in Yankton, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read full report on Special Education at Dakota Wesleyan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at Black Hills State University
With a ranking of #6, Augustana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota list. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at University of South Dakota
University of Sioux Falls did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at University of Sioux Falls
Sinte Gleska University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in South Dakota ranking. Mission, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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