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

Secondary Education is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #40 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46 master's degrees in secondary education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School for Your Master's Degree

The secondary teaching master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in South Dakota ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of secondary education students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 secondary education.

 

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

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for secondary education students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in secondary education has to check out Black Hills State University. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in South Dakota.

There were roughly 21 secondary education individuals who graduated with this degree at BHSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Black Hills State University

2

University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Sioux Falls if you want to pursue a master's degree in secondary education. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in South Dakota.

There were approximately 18 secondary education individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Sioux Falls in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from University of Sioux Falls

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Dakota if you wish to pursue a master's degree in secondary education. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in South Dakota.

There were approximately 7 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from University of South Dakota

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	123
Minnesota	345	24
Iowa	287	22
Kansas	244	10
Nebraska	200	34
North Dakota	149	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

Secondary Education is one of 11 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	16

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.