University of South Dakota
South Dakota State University
Northern State University
Mount Marty College
Sinte Gleska University
Sisseton Wahpeton College
Kilian Community College
Oglala Lakota College
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Counseling Schools in South Dakota
South Dakota contains nine schools that offer counseling programs. University of South Dakota, the highest-ranking counseling school in SD, has a total student population of 9,617 and is the 286th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 counseling schools in South Dakota, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Kilian Community College comes out as the most expensive ($16,388/yr), with Oglala Lakota College as the lowest recorded at only $4,871/yr.
Counseling students from South Dakota schools who go on to become counseling psychologists, school counselors, counselors, christian counselors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 30,900 people working as counselors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $44,400. Also, Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists make on average $59,070 per year and there are about 219,240 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the counseling schools in South Dakota, the average student population is 1,780 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from counseling, there are 1098 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,143 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,336, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Counseling Programs in South Dakota
University of South Dakota
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Levels offered: Bachelors - Counseling Psychology
Levels offered: Certificate, Masters, PhD
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Levels offered: Masters - Counseling Psychology
Levels offered: Masters
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Levels offered: Masters
- Pastoral Studies/Counseling
Levels offered: Masters
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Levels offered: Associates
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Levels offered: Associates
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Levels offered: Associates
South Dakota Interesting Facts
- Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
- The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore the world's greatest mountain carving.
- Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
- Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains. Built in 1832 by John Jacob Astor's (1763-1848) American Fur Company as part of its expansion into the Upper Missouri region, the trading activities at the site exemplified the commercial alliance critical to the success of the fur business.
- Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.