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Special Education at Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,186. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from Dakota State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Dakota State Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Dakota State offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Dakota State Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how Dakota State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Special Education Schools 17
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174
Most Popular Special Education Schools 438

Earnings of Dakota State Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dakota State is $38,694. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Special Ed Student Demographics at Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Dakota State University.

Dakota State Special Education Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
The special ed program at Dakota State awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a bachelor's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Dakota State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 690 $43,760
Special Education Professors 470 $43,040
Middle School Special Education Teachers 290 $44,500
Interpreters and Translators 240 $37,650
Special Education Preschool Teachers 50 $39,910

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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