Agricultural Production at South Dakota State University

What traits are you looking for in a agricultural production school? To help you decide if South Dakota State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agricultural production program.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year.

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

South Dakota State Agricultural Production Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Production

South Dakota State Agricultural Production Rankings

The agricultural production major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Production. 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.

Agricultural Production Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of agricultural production bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women. The typical agricultural production bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural production 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 production.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Agricultural Production

If you plan to be a agricultural production major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Dakota State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Production Operations	20

Related Majors

• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• Horticulture
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Economics & Business

Careers That Agricultural Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural production 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
Soil and Plant Scientists	570	$59,200
Conservation Scientists	320	$62,390
Food Scientists and Technologists	90	$56,150
Agricultural Sciences Professors	80	$81,860
Animal Breeders	70	$38,230

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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