Spearfish, South Dakota · Public
Genetics at Black Hills State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.7% reported program-share signal, $15,911 school-wide net price, and $46,674 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. 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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.7%), school-wide average net price ($15,911), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($46,674), and peer averages from 79 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. 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.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. 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). Together, those evidence points place Black Hills State University in the 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.