Operations Management at South Dakota State University

Every operations management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the maintenance management program at South Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 12,104 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 14 maintenance management majors received their bachelor's degree from South Dakota State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Operations Management section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Operations Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Maintenance Management
• Master’s Degree in Maintenance Management

South Dakota State Operations Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks maintenance management programs across the country. The following shows how South Dakota State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The maintenance management major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Operations Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Operations Management Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Operations Management Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Operations Management Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Operations Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Operations Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular Operations Management Schools	65
Best Operations Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Operations Management Schools	76
Best Operations Management Schools	101

In 2019, 7 students received their master’s degree in maintenance management from South Dakota State. This makes it the #18 most popular school for maintenance management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Maintenance Management Student Demographics at South Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the maintenance management majors at South Dakota State University.

South Dakota State Operations Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Operations Management from South Dakota State in 2018-2019, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in maintenance management at South Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in maintenance management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Operations Management Master’s Program

The maintenance management program at South Dakota State awarded 7 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a master's in maintenance management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in maintenance management. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Maintenance Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in maintenance management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	1,380	$60,180
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	960	$71,980
Industrial Production Managers	430	$101,810
Business Professors	270	$84,620
Construction Managers	270	$95,820

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.