2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #27 most popular major in South Dakota.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.
Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,633 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in South Dakota. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,845 per year.
NSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
USD undergraduate students pay an average of $9,432 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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Out of the 7 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year.
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Mount Marty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Yankton, Mount Marty is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mount Marty are $29,980 a year.
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Augustana University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 a year.
Augustana Sioux Falls did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 539 |
| Minnesota | 846 |
| Kansas | 444 |
| Iowa | 180 |
| Nebraska | 362 |
| North Dakota | 186 |
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Special Education Related Majors for Special Ed
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.