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Biotechnology at South Dakota State University

Biotechnology at South Dakota State University

Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech 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 Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Biotechnology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

South Dakota State Biotechnology Rankings

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

Biotech Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech 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 biotech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

The following biotech 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
Biotechnology 7

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
Biological Science Professors 160 $87,390
Biological Scientists 100 $65,660
Natural Sciences Managers 80 $105,190

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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