Mathematics at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study mathematics, take a look at what South Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

South Dakota State Mathematics Rankings

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

Math Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South Dakota State Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of math master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from South Dakota State, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics 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 Mathematics	28

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Mathematical Science Professors	140	$65,870
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

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