South Dakota State University BA in General Journalism

11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

General Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at South Dakota State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in journalism, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Journalism from South Dakota State Cost?

$9,200 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

South Dakota State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at South Dakota State was $372 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $257 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,697	$11,172
Fees	$1,503	$1,503
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$8,069	$8,069
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,007	$4,007

Learn more about South Dakota State tuition and fees.

Does South Dakota State Offer an Online BA in Journalism?

Online degrees for the South Dakota State journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South Dakota State Online Learning page.

South Dakota State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Journalism

11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

54.5% Women

18.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 11 bachelor’s degrees in journalism handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 54.5% of the journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in journalism at South Dakota State in 2019-2020, 18.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.