General Agriculture at South Dakota State University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

29% Women

3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 43% men each year. The program at South Dakota State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in agriculture at South Dakota State are white. Around 94% 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	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

South Dakota State General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 100% 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	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

The following agriculture concentations are available at South Dakota State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	75

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
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