Brookings, South Dakota · Public
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services at South Dakota 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 136 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~136
- Schools with reported signal
- 183
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 98.3%
- Graduation rate
- 62.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,841/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $79,364
- Median debt
- $23,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $55,070/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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 183 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,980 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,300 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 75% 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.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.3% reported share · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.0% reported share · $1,115 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.7% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,129 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,103 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.1% reported share · $2,260 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $1,947 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at South Dakota State University, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 136 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
South Dakota State University's average net price is $19,841 per year, about $79,364 over four years. That is $3,980 above the $15,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $55,070 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,300 above the $51,770 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 South Dakota State University #138 of 183 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.