Animal Sciences, General at South Dakota State University

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

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 Animal Sciences, General section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Animal Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science
• Master’s Degree in Animal Science

South Dakota State Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Sciences, General. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in animal science, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Animal Science Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Animal Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical animal science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science 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 animal science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	83
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Animal Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of animal science master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in animal science each year. South Dakota State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 45% more men than average.

Of the students who received a animal science master's degree from South Dakota State, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Dairy Science

Careers That Animal Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in animal 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.