by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., South Dakota State University landed the #232 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
South Dakota State also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, South Dakota State came in at #92. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. Because of its high ranking, South Dakota State won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year.
South Dakota State also ranked #2 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in South Dakota.
Women make up 62.8% of the total graduate student body at South Dakota State while men make you 37.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at South Dakota State, around 9.2% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. South Dakota State is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 22.3% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,164 | $15,697 |
| Fees | $1,220 | $1,220 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from South Dakota State is $59,488. That's good news for those graduates since it is 2% higher than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from South Dakota State, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $110,688. That's about 47% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of South Dakota State University.
Contact details for South Dakota State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1004 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD 57007-1898 |
| Phone: | 800-952-3541 |
| Website: | https://www.sdstate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SouthDakotaStateUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/sdstate |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46.2% of the graduate students at South Dakota State took at least one online course. For that same period, 31.1% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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.
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