Showing the Top 10 of 10 Total
Biology Schools
in SD
Augustana College
University of South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyan University
South Dakota State University
University of Sioux Falls
Northern State University
Mount Marty College
Dakota State University
Presentation College
Black Hills State University
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Biology Schools in South Dakota
South Dakota contains ten schools that offer biology programs. Augustana College, the highest-ranking biology school in SD, has a total student population of 1,793 and is the 218th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 10 biology schools in South Dakota, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Sioux Falls comes out as the most expensive ($19,361/yr), with Black Hills State University as the lowest recorded at only $10,454/yr.
Biology students from South Dakota schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the South Dakota alone, there are 140 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $50,260. Biological scientists in this state earn $47,140/yr and there are 90 employed.
Also, within the biology schools in South Dakota, the average student population is 1,780 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 1098 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,143 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,336, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Biology Programs in South Dakota
Augustana College
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Microbiology, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
South Dakota Interesting Facts
- Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
- The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore the world's greatest mountain carving.
- Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
- Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains. Built in 1832 by John Jacob Astor's (1763-1848) American Fur Company as part of its expansion into the Upper Missouri region, the trading activities at the site exemplified the commercial alliance critical to the success of the fur business.
- Jack McCall was tried, convicted and hanged two miles north of Yankton in 1877 for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Yankton cemetery.