Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies at South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD · Bachelor's Degree

$45,770
Median pay 1 year after graduating
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Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,654
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,024
Median federal debt

Other Majors at South Dakota State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$122,169—#15 of 29
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,018—#79 of 258
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$93,195$77,949#20 of 43
Mechanical Engineering$87,704$67,791#249 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$83,815$73,770#240 of 459
Civil Engineering$82,486$69,129#155 of 233
Agricultural Engineering$79,322—#22 of 26
Plant Sciences$78,494$58,787#2 of 44
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,932$71,758#809 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,360$69,255#52 of 93
Political Science and Government$70,727$34,337#115 of 565
Agricultural Mechanization$67,746$47,492#7 of 10
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,607$39,795#57 of 178
Agricultural Business and Management$67,425$51,222#28 of 77
Mathematics$67,059$46,520#189 of 309
Economics$64,432$44,663#327 of 368
Architecture$63,978$41,781#54 of 78
Agriculture$61,132$49,781#8 of 43
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,081$43,563#95 of 476
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,986—#96 of 225
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$57,725$43,904#43 of 67
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,400$41,019#200 of 610
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$56,132$44,891#9 of 19
Communication and Media Studies$55,345$39,173#296 of 660
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$54,646—#46 of 70
Biology$54,446$32,940#545 of 841
Animal Sciences$53,784$44,844#16 of 78
Design and Applied Arts$52,630$35,944#153 of 299
Sociology$51,910$40,236#239 of 462
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$50,623$39,483#4 of 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do South Dakota State University legal research and advanced professional studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,770 one year after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.