South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University is a public college in Brookings, SD. Its average net price is $19,362 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,233 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,202 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,046 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,627 |
| $110,001 and up | $21,821 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $54,220 |
| 8 years after entry | $57,471 |
| 10 years after entry | $58,802 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Agricultural Business | $56,377 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $19,061 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $61,865 National median for this major n=298 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $52,068 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $47,175 n=128 | $20,500 n=121 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $37,396 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $21,492 n=117 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $52,422 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $23,183 n=142 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $73,129 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $24,750 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $74,365 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $79,660 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $70,005 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $22,246 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Criminology | $42,035 National median for this major n=10,302 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $47,339 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $26,251 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $45,579 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,655 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $24,625 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $46,912 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $20,643 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Mathematics | $48,518 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $70,448 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $25,538 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $58,913 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $40,909 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $21,961 n=124 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,728 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Registered Nursing | $75,668 n=506 | $27,000 n=465 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Sociology | $48,993 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $48,013 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $24,600 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Teaching | $43,066 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $27,000 n=103 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $36,694 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $22,837 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
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