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Brookings, SD · Environmental science

Environmental science at South Dakota State

South Dakota State graduates about 76 environmental science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 129th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year764% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma 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 environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Plant Science Research Support Center, Animal Science Arena, Animal Science Complex, Plant Science Building, Rotunda for Arts and Sciences.

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 environmental science ranking

  1. Loyola Marymount University 73
  2. Rhodes College 73
  3. Willamette University 73
  4. Indiana University–Bloomington 72
  5. Kansas State University 72
  6. University of Maryland Baltimore County 72
  7. Mount Holyoke College 72
  8. University of Puget Sound 72

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 environmental science. 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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