by our College Data Analytics TeamFamily, Consumer & Human Sciences is a program of study at South Dakota State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in family, consumer and human sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at South Dakota State was ranked #62 on College Factual's Best Schools for family, consumer and human sciences list. It is also ranked #1 in South Dakota.
Here are some of the other rankings for South Dakota State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at South Dakota State paid an average of $372 per credit hour in 2019-2020. 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.
South Dakota State does not offer an online option for its family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South Dakota State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences in 2019-2020, 77.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 88.1%.
Around 7.3% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at South Dakota State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 93 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family & Consumer Economics | 18 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 19 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 66 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 6 |
*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.
