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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in agricultural production from South Dakota State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the agricultural production progam at South 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	3
Best Agricultural Production Schools	6

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

The agricultural production program at South Dakota State awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 95% of these degrees went to men with the other 5% going to women. The typical agricultural production bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 53% 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	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Horticulture
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Plant Sciences

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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