Business Economics at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study business economics, take a look at what South Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405. Of the 226 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 2021, 55 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

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
	3
	3
	20
	21
	23
	23
	39
	43
	123
	127

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

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business economics from South Dakota State in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 91% 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	50
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2021, 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.