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Education at South Dakota State

South Dakota State graduates about 109 education majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 177th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×).

Graduates a year1096% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$317Ka year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1245whole school

Around South Dakota State

The Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium at South Dakota State University in Brookings, Sout
SDSU Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumPhoto: Tony Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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View, Oct 20, 2010 - panoramioPhoto: boriss96 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The H. M. Briggs library at SDSU, Brookings, SD,
SDSUHMBriggsLibraryPhoto: Jake DeGroot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Liberty Grove park on the campus of SDSU in Brookings, South Dakota.
SDSU Liberty GrovePhoto: Jake DeGroot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Student housing 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Miami University–Oxford 64
  2. University of South Florida 64
  3. Indiana University Indianapolis 64
  4. The University of Oklahoma 64
  5. West Virginia University 64
  6. Oregon State University 64
  7. University of Missouri–Kansas City 64
  8. Mount St. Mary's University 64

Other strong majors at South Dakota State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares South Dakota State with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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