Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study pharmaceutics and drug design, 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 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 2021, 64 of them were pharmaceutics and drug design majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
• Doctorate Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

South Dakota State Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pharmaceutics and drug design 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 pharmaceutics and drug design major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. 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 Focused Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Schools	1
Most Popular Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Schools	13
Most Focused Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Pharmaceutics & Drug Design Doctor’s Degree Schools	23

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in pharmaceutics and drug design from South Dakota State. This is the #21 most popular school for pharmaceutics and drug design master’s degree candidates in the country.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Student Demographics at South Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmaceutics and drug design majors at South Dakota State University.

South Dakota State Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutics and drug design from South Dakota State. About 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutics and drug design 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 pharmaceutics and drug design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in pharmaceutics and drug design. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pharmacy

Careers That Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmaceutics and drug design 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
Pharmacists	1,150	$116,410

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.