Business Economics at South Dakota State University

What traits are you looking for in a business economics school? To help you decide if South Dakota State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business economics program.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 12,104 students attend the school each year. Of the 224 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 2019, 16 of them were business economics majors.

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

South Dakota State Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

South Dakota State Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at South Dakota State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Economics. 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
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Popular Business Economics Schools	93
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Focused Business Economics Schools	104
Best Business Economics Schools	110

Business Economics Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 16 business economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from South Dakota State. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics 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 business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business economics 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
Economics Professors	60	$86,280

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.