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Biotechnology at South Dakota State University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in biotech from South Dakota State.

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

100% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from South Dakota State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 86% 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 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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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