by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at South Dakota State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in pharmacy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at South Dakota State paid an average of $372 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $257 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| 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.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Pharmacy students who received their bachelor’s degree at South Dakota State took out an average of $23,074 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $22,927.
Online degrees for the South Dakota State pharmacy 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.
Women made up around 69.3% of the pharmacy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.9%.
Around 5.3% of pharmacy 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 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 71 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 75 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 7 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 32 |
| Public Health | 14 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 1 |
| Nursing | 313 |
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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.
