Entrepreneurial Studies at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year. Of the 226 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 2021, 12 of them were entrepreneurial studies majors.

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

South Dakota State Entrepreneurial Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship

South Dakota State Entrepreneurial Studies Rankings

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

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 entrepreneurship major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Entrepreneurial Studies. 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
	12
	64
	88
	114
	116
	150
	192
	240
	240
	310

Earnings of South Dakota State Entrepreneurship Graduates

The median salary of entrepreneurship students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Dakota State is $33,803. This is less than $39,417, which is the national average of all entrepreneurship majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Entrepreneurship Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of entrepreneurship bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship 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 entrepreneurship.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in entrepreneurship. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Entrepreneurial Studies

If you plan to be a entrepreneurship major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Dakota State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Entrepreneurship	12

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Construction Management
• Business/Managerial Economics

Careers That Entrepreneurship Grads May Go Into

A degree in entrepreneurship 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
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$125,490
Chief Executives	540	$251,950
Managers	370	$99,030
Business Professors	270	$84,620

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.