2024 Best Special Education Schools in South Dakota
6Colleges in South Dakota
94Special Ed Degrees Awarded
$39,049Avg Early-Career Salary
Special Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #29 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Special Education Schools in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 94 degrees in special education to qualified students.
Your choice of special education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Special Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Special Education Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Special Education in South Dakota
The schools below may not offer all types of special ed degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Augustana University if you want to pursue a degree in special education. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #363 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Augustana Sioux Falls is a great university overall.
There were about 9 special education students who graduated with this degree at Augustana Sioux Falls in the most recent data year.
University of South Dakota is a good option for students pursuing a degree in special education. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USD is a great university overall.
There were about 24 special education students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the special ed program make an average of $39,667 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in special education has to take a look at Northern State University. NSU is a small public university located in the remote town of Aberdeen. This university ranks 8th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 21 special education students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Mount Marty University if you wish to pursue a degree in special education. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Yankton. A Best Colleges rank of #292 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mount Marty is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 special education students who graduated with this degree at Mount Marty in the most recent data year.
Dakota State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in special education. Dakota State is a small public university located in the distant town of Madison. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 16 special education students who graduated with this degree at Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program state that they receive average early career earnings of $38,694.
Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 3 special education students who graduated with this degree at University of Sioux Falls in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 10 special education students who graduated with this degree at BHSU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, special ed degree recipients generally make about $38,787 at the beginning of their careers.
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).