Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

South Dakota State Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #98 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	39
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 100% 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 civil eng.

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

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Dakota State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	45

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	110	$130,230
Engineering Professors	110	$87,010
Engineers	90	$84,320
Environmental Engineers	80	$99,760

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.