Political Science & Government at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying political science and government, 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 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, 21 of them were political science and government majors.

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

South Dakota State Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

South Dakota State Political Science & Government Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the political science 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 political science major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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
	314
Most Focused Political Science & Government Schools	815

Political Science Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from South Dakota State, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Sociology

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political 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
Economics Professors	60	$86,280
Political Science Professors	40	$76,340

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.