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South Dakota State University MS in General Biology

17 Master's Degrees Awarded
$46,087 Average Salary

General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at South Dakota State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Biology from South Dakota State Cost?

$9,285 Average Tuition and Fees

South Dakota State Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at South Dakota State was $648 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $337 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,083 $15,541
Fees $1,202 $1,202

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Biology From South Dakota State?

$46,087 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

biology who receive their master’s degree from South Dakota State make an average of $46,087 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $42,316.

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Does South Dakota State Offer an Online MS in Biology?

South Dakota State does not offer an online option for its biology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South Dakota State Online Learning page.

South Dakota State Master’s Student Diversity for Biology

17 Master's Degrees Awarded
29.4% Women
11.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 17 students received their master’s degree in biology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 29.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in biology at South Dakota State in 2019-2020, 11.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MS in Biology Focus Areas at South Dakota State

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biology Studies 9
General Biomedical Sciences 8

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 9

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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.

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