Spearfish, South Dakota · Public
Genetics at Black Hills State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 14 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.7% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~14
- Schools with reported signal
- 79
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 96.3%
- Graduation rate
- 42.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,911/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,644
- Median debt
- $26,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $46,674/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 79 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,485 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($23,219 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 65% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.5% reported share · $13,807 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 0.1% reported share · $11,655 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.3% reported share · $14,860 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.1% reported share · $15,846 net A University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $14,251 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Genetics accounts for 0.7% of reported programs at Black Hills State University, which is bigger than 90% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 14 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Black Hills State University's average net price is $15,911 per year, about $63,644 over four years. That is $5,485 below the $21,396 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $46,674 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $23,219 below the $69,893 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Black Hills State University #51 of 79 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.