Geographic Information Science at South Dakota State University

Every geographic information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geographic information science 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 Geographic Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Geographic Information Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Geographic Information Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Geographic Information Science

South Dakota State Geographic Information Science Rankings

The geographic information science major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geographic Information Science. 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.

Geographic Information Science Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geographic information science bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geographic information science at South Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geographic information science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in geographic information science.

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

South Dakota State Geographic Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of geographic information science master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a geographic information science master's degree from South Dakota State, 67% were white. This is typical 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 geographic information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Geography

Careers That Geographic Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in geographic information science 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.