Microbiology at South Dakota State University

What traits are you looking for in a microbiology school? To help you decide if South Dakota State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's microbiology program.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year.

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

South Dakota State Microbiology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology
• Master’s Degree in Microbiology

South Dakota State Microbiology Rankings

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology 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 microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Microbiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in microbiology each year. South Dakota State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Microbiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in microbiology 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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.