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Liberal Arts & Humanities at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study Liberal Arts & Humanities, consider the program at South Dakota State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Dakota State University is in Brookings, SD.

Online & Distance Learning at South Dakota State University

Online coursework is an option at South Dakota State University. Among 12,056 students, 2,300 (19%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,028 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduates from South Dakota State University

Students who complete South Dakota State University’s Liberal Arts & Humanities program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$38,858
2 years	$32,681
4 years	$45,130
5 years	$47,876

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts & Humanities graduates from South Dakota State University report median earnings of $45,130, compared with $62,701 for all South Dakota State University graduates — about 28% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts & Humanities graduates from South Dakota State University comes in at $20,866.

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts & Humanities program at South Dakota State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts & Humanities graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.