Wildlife Management at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying wildlife management, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in wildlife from South Dakota State.

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

South Dakota State Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife
• Master’s Degree in Wildlife
• Doctorate Degree in Wildlife

South Dakota State Wildlife Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The wildlife major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Wildlife Management. 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 Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Wildlife Management Master’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from South Dakota State. This makes it the #18 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from South Dakota State Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Dakota State is $33,041. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife bachelor's degree recipients.

Wildlife Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 wildlife students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from South Dakota State, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife 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 wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South Dakota State Wildlife Management Master’s Program

Of the 3 wildlife students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from South Dakota State, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife 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 wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Natural Resources Conservation

Careers That Wildlife Grads May Go Into

A degree in wildlife 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
Conservation Scientists	320	$62,390
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	190	$53,810
Fish and Game Wardens	110	$44,510

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.