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Agricultural Economics & Business at South Dakota State University

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Agricultural Economics & Business at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying agricultural economics and business, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from South Dakota State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics & Business section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business

South Dakota State Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agricultural business progam at South 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 agricultural business major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics & Business. 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 Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 22
Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools 29

Earnings of South Dakota State Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Dakota State is $41,411. This is less than $43,092, which is the national average of all agricultural business majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Agricultural Business Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of agricultural business bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at South 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 South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 60
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business 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 South Dakota State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 1,800 $49,000
Computer User Support Specialists 1,200 $38,860
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters 350 $27,440
Agricultural Sciences Professors 80 $81,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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