South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota. 29 certificate and associate programs, public. 29 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in South Dakota.
| Program | Credential | Median debt | Graduates earn | The occupation pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $26,353 (14) | — |
| Agriculture, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $73,590 Soil and Plant Scientists |
| Air Transportation | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $107,410 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's degree | — | not published | $65,240 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
| American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Animal Sciences | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $41,420 Agricultural Technicians |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $164,330 Architectural and Engineering Managers |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $59,870 Surgical Technologists |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Associate's degree | — | not published | $118,380 Construction Managers |
| Construction Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $82,250 Project Management Specialists |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $48,390 Graphic Designers |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $52,470 Architectural and Civil Drafters |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $60,880 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $137,400 General and Operations Managers |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $53,140 Interpreters and Translators |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $137,400 General and Operations Managers |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $119,470 Managers, All Other |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $60,640 Food Service Managers |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $27,940 Childcare Workers |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $49,440 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $86,260 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $102,040 Lawyers |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $146,790 Pharmacists |
| Political Science and Government | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Sociology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $119,470 Managers, All Other |
| Statistics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $96,150 Data Scientists |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $48,390 Graphic Designers |
"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.