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. Of the 1,977 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 2021, 26 of them were mathematics majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at South Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	97

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in math from South Dakota State. This makes it the #245 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of South Dakota State Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Dakota State is $38,656. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

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

The math program at South Dakota State awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 81% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South Dakota State Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Mathematics from South Dakota State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from South Dakota State, 100% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.