Overview

Department of Geography / Department of Geography is located in Brookings, SD, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required Oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

11

Applied

11

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

35

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	Not reported	April 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	Not reported	August 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

27

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	81%
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.7%
Asian	14.81%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Faculty

6

Total faculty

Full-time - 6

Part-time - 0

Male (5)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Contemporary agriculture and rural land use, geography of Indian casino gambling, geography of illegal drug trade, geography of crop circles
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1015 Campanile Avenue
Brookings, SD  57007
United States

Contact Dr. Roger Sandness
Head
Email: roger.sandness@sdstate.edu
Phone: 605-688-4511
Fax: 605-688-4030

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