Horticulture at South Dakota State University

Every horticulture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the horticulture program at South Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Horticulture section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Horticulture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture

South Dakota State Horticulture Rankings

The horticulture major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Horticulture. 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.

Horticulture Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Horticulture Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of horticulture bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical horticulture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in horticulture 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 horticulture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Horticulture

If you plan to be a horticulture major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	3

Related Majors

• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Economics & Business

Careers That Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in horticulture 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
Retail Sales Supervisors	3,230	$46,950
Pesticide Applicators	510	$33,360
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	170	$50,870
Agricultural Sciences Professors	80	$81,860

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.