WhatGradsMake
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What South Dakota State University graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (96)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Agricultural Business and Management$51,223$70,564$87,772
Agricultural Engineering$68,545$86,663$109,240
Agricultural Mechanization$56,406$73,052$87,244
Agricultural Production Operations$65,410
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$50,415$66,085$79,588
Agriculture, General$50,159$61,138$62,818
Air Transportation$39,695$76,015$96,791
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$33,666$55,621$70,298
Animal Sciences$45,529$59,972$74,162
Apparel and Textiles$36,161$51,737$61,703
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$37,485$54,888$69,971
Architectural Sciences and Technology$33,209
Architecture$33,372$60,837
Architecture and Related Services$37,482$55,573$72,585
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$31,905
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$42,596$58,858
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$34,967$61,285$81,734
Biology, General$33,094$62,075$86,167
Biotechnology$41,799$57,372
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$50,888$68,882$86,596
Business/Managerial Economics$46,359
Chemistry$38,738$58,363$79,368
Civil Engineering$64,540$81,435$98,712
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,240$69,536$76,518
Communication and Media Studies$41,920$54,333
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$38,487$51,195$65,006
Computer Engineering$73,442$102,841$106,400
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$66,831$90,181$105,135
Computer and Information Sciences, General$66,831$90,181$105,135
Construction Management$62,853$82,384$96,460
Data Science$55,699
Design and Applied Arts$38,264$49,665$60,219
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$32,986$55,993
Economics$42,009$60,815$75,235
Education$40,014$49,356$55,037
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$78,344$97,697$119,145
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$52,558$69,330$85,324
Engineering$67,406$84,736$101,158
Engineering, General$35,419$49,750$59,691
Engineering-Related Fields$58,910$75,568$86,367
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$57,224$73,892$87,694
English Language and Literature, General$35,872$51,608$47,939
English Language and Literature/Letters$33,990$48,813$56,406
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$42,596$58,176
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$46,249$55,665$71,441
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$40,016$54,415$64,017
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$36,084$51,154$59,208
Fine and Studio Arts$31,441$44,483$49,464
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$27,582$60,272$64,930
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$38,315$52,537$66,474
Geography and Cartography$46,233$62,075$77,362
Geography and Environmental Studies$38,077$59,378$67,570
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$47,392$48,487$76,015
Health Professions and Related Programs$62,050$75,615$92,633
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$33,034$56,473
History$35,069$50,187$59,610
History$35,069$50,187$59,610
Hospitality Administration/Management$36,582$49,095$61,332
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$33,771$46,596$51,472
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$62,972$77,576$90,301
International/Globalization Studies$35,184$52,508$82,300
Journalism$36,615$49,630$64,100
Landscape Architecture$39,039$53,181$72,585
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,574$50,995$55,464
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,574$50,995$55,464
Mathematics$45,005$63,071$71,942
Mathematics and Statistics$45,005$63,071$71,942
Mechanical Engineering$68,453$87,405$105,366
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$38,771$59,610$71,863
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$39,618$57,175$64,402
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$39,096$56,733$69,746
Music$59,848
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$38,967$51,929
Natural Resources and Conservation$36,560$51,908$63,175
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$33,431$53,667$62,063
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$36,129$50,018$62,119
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$34,188$42,800$51,223
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$20,324$148,262$150,000
Physical Sciences$39,139$55,713$79,787
Plant Sciences$57,442$73,299$89,221
Political Science and Government$34,946$57,115$80,673
Psychology$33,204$50,098$61,176
Psychology, General$33,204$50,098$61,176
Public Health$38,377
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$42,423$55,228
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$63,108$71,593$85,375
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$32,920$45,751$59,848
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,950$52,849$64,834
Social Sciences$39,898$56,433$68,875
Sociology$37,264$49,226$58,338
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$31,986$56,330$63,647
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$35,767$46,276$51,596
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$43,399$53,159$59,286
Transportation and Materials Moving$39,695$76,015$96,791
Visual and Performing Arts$36,931$47,687$55,464
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$35,151$51,325$62,582

Master's (18)

Associate (4)

Doctoral (Research) (7)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$58,363
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$60,622$83,018$110,938
Engineering$56,877
Health Professions and Related Programs$87,244$112,807
Natural Resources and Conservation$67,042$82,142
Physical Sciences$63,874$76,015
Social Sciences$71,899$94,389$116,855

Doctoral (Professional) (3)

Certificate (1-2 years) (3)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Design and Applied Arts$45,751
Fine and Studio Arts$34,252$40,793
Visual and Performing Arts$34,693$44,398