2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in South Dakota

If you pursue a master's degree in elementary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #22 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the most popular for elementary education students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in elementary education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Elementary Education Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for elementary education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Elementary Education in South Dakota

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in elementary education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Elementary Teaching Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in elementary education has to check out University of South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in elementary education in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in elementary education from University of South Dakota

2

Sinte Gleska University
Mission, SD

7 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Sinte Gleska University if you want to pursue a master's degree in elementary education. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public university with a fairly small student population. More information about a master’s in elementary education from Sinte Gleska University

Best Elementary Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Elementary Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	192
Minnesota	345	79
Iowa	287	26
Kansas	244	224
Nebraska	200	82
North Dakota	149	10

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Elementary Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Elementary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Secondary Education	46

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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