Education at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received their master's degree in education.

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

BHSU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at BHSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

BHSU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at BHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Black Hills State University.

BHSU Education Master’s Program

Of the 49 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from BHSU, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from BHSU, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Black Hills State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Black Hills State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10
Curriculum & Instruction	9
Special Education	2

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Elementary School Teachers	4,050	$43,140
Teacher Assistants	3,870	$24,580
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Middle School Teachers	1,940	$43,860
Preschool Teachers	1,460	$30,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.