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South Dakota State University PhD in Animal Science

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Animal Science is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at South Dakota State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in animal science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Animal Science from South Dakota State Cost?

$9,285 Average Tuition and Fees

South Dakota State Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at South Dakota State was $648 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $337 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,083 $15,541
Fees $1,202 $1,202

Does South Dakota State Offer an Online PhD in Animal Science?

South Dakota State does not offer an online option for its animal science doctor’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.

South Dakota State Doctorate Student Diversity for Animal Science

8 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
62.5% Women
12.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 8 students received their doctor’s degree in animal science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 62.5% of the animal science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the animal science doctor’s degrees at South Dakota State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 2
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Animal Science Focus Areas at South Dakota State

Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General 5
Dairy Science 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 4

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References

*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.

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