General Agriculture at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study general agriculture, 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. Of the 1,977 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 2021, 51 of them were general agriculture majors.

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

South Dakota State General Agriculture Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Agriculture
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

South Dakota State General Agriculture Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agriculture progam at South Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Agriculture. 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 Focused General Agriculture Schools	27

Earnings of South Dakota State Agriculture Graduates

The median salary of agriculture students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Dakota State is $43,717. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $35,083 for all agriculture bachelor's degree recipients.

Agriculture Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State General Agriculture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at South Dakota State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at South Dakota State are white. Around 96% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South Dakota State General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in agriculture from South Dakota State in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 98% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture 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 agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Horticulture
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Economics & Business

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture 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
Food Scientists and Technologists	90	$56,150
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.