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Dairy Science at South Dakota State University

Dairy Science at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying dairy science, 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.

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

South Dakota State Dairy Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy Science
  • Master’s Degree in Dairy Science

South Dakota State Dairy Science Rankings

The dairy science major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dairy Science. 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in dairy science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Dairy Science Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Dairy Science Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of dairy science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical dairy science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dairy science at South Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dairy science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

South Dakota State Dairy Science Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of dairy science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a master's in dairy science.

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

Careers That Dairy Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in dairy science 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
Agricultural Sciences Professors 80 $81,860
Animal Scientists 60 $59,960

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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