Geography & Cartography at South Dakota State University

What traits are you looking for in a geography school? To help you decide if South Dakota State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geography program.

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, 18 of them were geography and cartography majors.

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

South Dakota State Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
• Master’s Degree in Geography

South Dakota State Geography & Cartography Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geography major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography & Cartography. 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 Value Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
	67

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in geography from South Dakota State. This makes it the #43 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geography Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geography from South Dakota State in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography 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 geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South Dakota State Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in geography from South Dakota State in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from South Dakota State, 71% 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 geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Sociology

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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
Managers	370	$99,030
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	140	$55,310

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.