Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying electrical 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 has a total student population of 11,405.

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

South Dakota State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

South Dakota State Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of ee master's degrees went to men and 25% 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 ee.

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

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

If you plan to be a ee major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Electrical Engineering	36

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ee 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
Electrical Engineers	300	$84,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers	110	$130,230
Engineering Professors	110	$87,010
Electronics Engineers	100	$79,630
Engineers	90	$84,320

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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