2025 Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #68 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in general special education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general special education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general special education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general special education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general special education students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Special Education Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Special Education in South Dakota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general special education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

University of South Dakota is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general special education. USD is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion.More information about a bachelor’s in general special education from University of South Dakota

2

Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Northern State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general special education. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general special education from Northern State University

Best General Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	127
Minnesota	446	150
Iowa	403	12
Kansas	352	3
Nebraska	331	114
North Dakota	251	7

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General Special Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Special Education area of study, General Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Teaching Students with Disabilities

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Special Education & Teaching	12

Notes and References

• 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).
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