Education at Dakota State University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

Dakota State Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

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.

Dakota State does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Dakota State Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Dakota State

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

Dakota State Education Master’s Program

The education program at Dakota State awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Dakota State, 100% 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 Dakota State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Instructional Media Design	12

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 Dakota 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 Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.