Showing the Top 9 of 9 Total
History Schools
in SD
Augustana College
University of South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyan University
South Dakota State University
University of Sioux Falls
Northern State University
Mount Marty College
Black Hills State University
Kilian Community College
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History Schools in South Dakota
South Dakota contains nine schools that offer history programs. Augustana College, the highest-ranking history school in SD, has a total student population of 1,793 and is the 218th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 history schools in South Dakota, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Sioux Falls comes out as the most expensive ($19,361/yr), with Black Hills State University as the lowest recorded at only $10,454/yr.
History students from South Dakota schools who go on to become historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 21,810 people working as history teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,280. Also, Museum technicians and conservators make on average $41,330 per year and there are about 10,170 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the South Dakota alone, there are 50 employed museum technicians and conservators earning an average yearly salary of $24,530. History teachers in this state earn $60,220/yr and there are 60 employed.
Also, within the history schools in South Dakota, the average student population is 1,780 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from history, 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.
History Programs in South Dakota
Augustana College
- History
Levels offered: Bachelors - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- History Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - History
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- History Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - History
Levels offered: Bachelors - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- History
Levels offered: Bachelors - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- History
Levels offered: Bachelors - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- History Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - History
Levels offered: Bachelors - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- History Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - History
Levels offered: Bachelors - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- History
Levels offered: Bachelors - History, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- History
Levels offered: Associates - History, General
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.