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Environmental Studies at South Dakota State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Environmental Studies, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, SD.

During the most recent reporting year, 14 environmental studies degrees were awarded at South Dakota State University.

Online & Distance Learning at South Dakota State University

Online coursework is an option at South Dakota State University. Among 12,056 students, 2,300 (19%) studied exclusively online and 4,028 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Environmental Studies graduates at South Dakota State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Environmental Studies graduates at South Dakota State University are 64% women (9) and 36% men (5).

Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program at South Dakota State University

Among the 14 bachelor’s environmental studies degrees awarded at South Dakota State University, 64% were women (9) and 36% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Environmental Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at South Dakota State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 7% of Environmental Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at South Dakota State University, lower than the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Environmental Studies Graduates

Students who finish Environmental Studies program at South Dakota State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Environmental Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Coroners	$110,095
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,485
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212
Compliance Officers	$71,138
Customs Brokers	$67,529
Environmental Restoration Planners	$61,737
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$52,280

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.