Physical Sciences at Dakota State University

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1 physical sciences major received their bachelor's degree from Dakota State.

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

Dakota State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Dakota State Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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 Focused Physical Sciences Schools	1,295

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Dakota State

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

Dakota State Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The physical sciences program at Dakota State awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences 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
General Physical Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	210	$61,250
Chemists	140	$62,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers	110	$130,230
Engineering Professors	110	$87,010

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.