General Public Health at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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

South Dakota State General Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

South Dakota State General Public Health Rankings

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General Public Health Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in general public health from South Dakota State. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. South Dakota State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from South Dakota State, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	730	$106,830
Health Specialties Professors	160	$95,150

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.