Engineering at South Dakota State University

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

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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

South Dakota State Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #164 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	124
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering 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
Mechanical Engineering	80
Civil Engineering	45
Electrical Engineering	36
Agricultural Engineering	11
General Engineering	6

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Civil Engineers	1,140	$77,030
Software Applications Developers	1,010	$75,000
Cost Estimators	850	$54,860
Systems Software Developers	660	$90,430
Industrial Engineers	560	$82,780

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

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