English at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study english, take a look at what University of South Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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

USD English Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
• Master’s Degree in English Language

USD English Rankings

The english language major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at USD

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

USD English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical english language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in english language.

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

USD English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of english language master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from USD, 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 University of South Dakota with a master's in english language.

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

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language 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 University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
English Language and Literature Professors	170	$59,930

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 Ammodramus under License

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