Best Special Education & Teaching Colleges in South Dakota 2022

Do you want to become a special education teacher/instructor? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve compiled a list of best special education and teaching colleges in South Dakota. Here, readers will find the following details – list of colleges, rating, fees, programs/majors, awards and degrees, admission requirements, tests and more.

Come, let us check out the list of special education and teaching colleges now. Here it is –

 

Top affordable Special Education & Teaching Colleges in South Dakota for 2022

Rank	College	Fees/Cost	Type of Institute	Degrees & Awards	Address
1	Sinte Gleska University	$14,107	4-year, primarily associate’s, Public	Less than one year certificate|One but less than two years certificate|Associate’s degree|Two but less than 4 years certificate|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree	E. Highway 18, 101 Antelope Lake Circle, Mission, South Dakota 57555-0105
2	Northern State University	$15,575	4-year, Public	Less than one year certificate|Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree	1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401-7198
3	Black Hills State University	$15,861	4-year, Public	Less than one year certificate|Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree	1200 University St, Spearfish, South Dakota 57799-9500
4	Dakota State University	$17,063	4-year, Public	Less than one year certificate|One but less than two years certificate|Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship	820 N Washington Ave, Madison, South Dakota 57042-1799
5	University of South Dakota	$17,689	4-year, Public	Less than one year certificate|Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	414 E Clark St, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-2390
6	Mount Marty University	$19,704	4-year, Private not-for-profit	One but less than two years certificate|Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Master’s degree|Post-master’s certificate|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	1105 W. 8th Street, Yankton, South Dakota 57078-3724
7	University of Sioux Falls	$19,744	4-year, Private not-for-profit	Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Master’s degree	1101 W 22nd St, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105-1699
8	Dakota Wesleyan University	$21,891	4-year, Private not-for-profit	Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Post-master’s certificate	1200 W University Ave, Mitchell, South Dakota 57301-4398
9	Augustana University	$24,481	4-year, Private not-for-profit	Bachelor’s degree|Master’s degree	2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57197-0001

 

In order to rank these colleges, I’ve used the ‘affordability’ factor. I’ve used the ‘net cost’ of education parameter to rank these colleges.

 

Come, let us take a close look at prominent special education and teaching programs/majors. Here is the list –

 

Best Special Education & Teaching programs/majors

• Special education and teaching (General)
• Special education and teaching (Other)
• Education/Teaching of individuals in Early Childhood Special Education programs
• Education/Teaching of individuals in Elementary Special Education programs
• Education/Teaching of individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education programs
• Education/Teaching of individuals in Secondary Special Education programs
• Education/Teaching of individuals who are developmentally delayed
• Education/Teaching of individuals with autism
• Education/Teaching of individuals with emotional disturbances
• Education/Teaching of individuals with hearing impairments including deafness
• Education/Teaching of individuals with intellectual disabilities
• Education/Teaching of individuals with multiple disabilities
• Education/Teaching of individuals with orthopedic and other physical health impairments
• Education/Teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities
• Education/Teaching of individuals with speech or language impairments
• Education/Teaching of individuals with traumatic brain injuries
• Education/Teaching of individuals with vision impairments including blindness
• Education/Teaching of the gifted and talented

 

These programs/majors span degrees/academic levels such as – Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctor’s Degree, Postgraduate Certificate etc. Do you want to know more about the admission process? If yes, check out the next section. In the next section, we will take a close look at aspects such as – admission requirements and tests.

 

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Admission requirements and tests

These are some of the popular admission requirements –

• Secondary School GPA
• Secondary School Rank
• Secondary School Record
• Completion of college-preparatory Program
• Recommendations
• Admission Tests (SAT/ACT)
• TOEFL

 

Depending upon the college, the above requirements may be labeled as – required, recommended or considered but not required. In short, admission requirements may vary slightly from one college to another.

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