Environmental Studies at South Dakota State University

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every environmental studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecosystem studies program at South Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Environmental Studies section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Environmental Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

South Dakota State Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Studies. 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.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical ecosystem studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies 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 ecosystem studies.

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

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem studies 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	210	$61,250

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
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