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Political Science at South Dakota State University

Political Science at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying political science, 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.

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

South Dakota State Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

South Dakota State Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Political Science Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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