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South Dakota bachelor's earnings

A salary explorer for 14 schools in South Dakota (14 with published 4-year medians) and 137 bachelor's programs. Federal outcomes are shown as-is. Schools are listed largest enrollment first. There are no ranks. Grades are our own modeled ranking of schools against each other, kept to two small columns.

Schools
14
with published 4-Yr medians
Programs
137
observed 4-Yr medians
Typical School Median
$58,029
median of school medians
High-School Benchmark
$37,650
state median, employed HS grads 25–34

Schools on the Map

Each dot is a school, colored by its median 4-year earnings. Hover a dot for its name.

<$40k$40–55k$55–70k$70–90k$90k+

no published median · Each state map is zoomed to fill its frame.

Program Earnings

Published 4-year medians across 137 programs.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k

How to Read

Median EarningsMedian of published 4-year earnings across the school's programs.
Earnings RangeLowest to highest program median at the school.
GradesAdj. Grade adjusts for selectivity, state, and peer group; Raw Grade ranks unadjusted 4-year medians.
DistributionOverview of observed program medians — the black tick marks the school median. Schools with under 5 programs show one bar per program.
DetailsAddress, website, enrollment, admit rate, and top programs per school.

Grades: Our Value-Add

Our modeled ranking of schools against each other — kept to two small columns below.

A 1 B 4 C 2 D/F 0 7 ungraded

Medians and spreads come straight from federal data (College Scorecard / Census). Our grades are modeled estimates.

Click a column header to change the sort.

SchoolEnrollment ↓Median EarningsEarnings Range# ProgramsAdj. GradeRaw GradeDistribution
South Dakota State University 9,198 $57,986 $40,969–$122,169 39 A− B $40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
University of South Dakota 5,439 $58,072 $31,155–$74,816 24 B B− $30k$40k$50k$60k$70k
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2,071 $88,904 $48,069–$95,639 9 C C+ $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Dakota State University 2,071 $56,991 $42,513–$85,696 7 C− C+ $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Augustana University 1,965 $67,630 $46,600–$77,844 7 B+ B+ $50k$60k$70k$80k
Black Hills State University 1,928 $46,934 $29,733–$69,079 12 B− C+ $30k$40k$50k$60k$70k
Northern State University 1,273 $52,124 $44,147–$70,545 8 B− C+ $50k$60k$70k
University of Sioux Falls 1,218 $50,253 $42,847–$79,077 9 — B− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Oglala Lakota College 1,097 $56,375 $56,375–$56,375 1 — — $56k
National American University-Rapid City 764 $58,326 $47,907–$83,078 8 — C $50k$60k$70k$80k
Mount Marty University 697 $59,205 $49,652–$67,187 3 — — $50k$55k$60k$65k
Dakota Wesleyan University 670 $76,515 $76,515–$76,515 1 — — $77k
National American University-Ellsworth — $57,756 $47,907–$67,025 7 — C $50k$55k$60k$65k
Presentation College — $74,804 $63,582–$86,026 2 — — $65k$70k$75k$80k$85k

"—" means the value was not published. Distribution histograms are smoothed views of observed program medians — never imputed values, and never used in grades.