General Studies at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study general studies, 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 General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

USD General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in General Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies

USD General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Studies. 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at USD

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

USD General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at USD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at USD are white. Around 72% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a associate's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USD General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical general studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general studies 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.