Liberal Arts General Studies at Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,186. In 2021, 14 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Dakota State.

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

Dakota State Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

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 liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Dakota State Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	360
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	397
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	1,147
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,367

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Dakota State

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

Dakota State Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Dakota State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Dakota State are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dakota State Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Dakota State. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Dakota State since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota State University with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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.