Art & design at South Dakota State
South Dakota State graduates about 30 art & design majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 347th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally.
Around South Dakota State
Where art & design happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Design Studio, Rotunda for Arts and Sciences, Ag Heritage Museum, South Dakota Art Museum, Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Student housing 3 · Dining 2.
Nearby in the art & design ranking
Other strong majors at South Dakota State
- Health & pre-med fields 80 · #101
- Kinesiology & exercise science 72 · #132
- Communications & media 70 · #236
- Art, music & theater 67 · #292
- Nursing 66 · #211
- Chemistry & biochem 63 · #284
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares South Dakota State with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.
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