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Black Hills State University · Majors

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319
Bachelor's degrees
awarded in the year
32
Programs
with graduates
17
Fields of study
Assoc. · Bach. · Master's
Degree levels

Bachelor's degrees by field

Business65 20%
Education53 17%
Psychology30 9%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation28 9%
Visual & performing arts28 9%
Public administration & social work20 6%
Biological sciences18 6%
Social sciences17 5%
Liberal arts & general studies14 4%
English11 3%
Mathematics & statistics9 3%
Physical sciences9 3%
Communication & journalism8 3%
History7 2%
Foreign languages1 0%
Area, ethnic & gender studies1 0%

Degrees awarded in the most recent year, first majors only. A field with no graduates that year does not appear.

For a student-athlete

Coaches ask what you want to study because it decides whether a school can work at all. Check the field here, then the exact program below — "nursing" and "pre-nursing" are different pages of a catalogue. Practice schedules and clinical placements or labs are a real conflict; ask the coach how players in that major manage it.
  • Strongest fieldBusiness · 20% of degrees
  • Kinesiology & recreation28 degrees
  • Health professions & nursingNone awarded
  • EngineeringNone awarded
  • Business65 degrees

Every bachelor's program at Black Hills State University

ProgramFieldDegrees awarded
Business Administration and Management, GeneralBusiness55
Elementary Education and TeachingEducation35
Psychology, GeneralPsychology30
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementKinesiology, parks & recreation25
Community Organization and AdvocacyPublic administration & social work20
Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralBiological sciences18
General StudiesLiberal arts & general studies14
AccountingBusiness10
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish9
Mathematics, GeneralMathematics & statistics9
Sociology, GeneralSocial sciences9
Fine/Studio Arts, GeneralVisual & performing arts8
Special Education and Teaching, GeneralEducation7
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingEducation7
Graphic DesignVisual & performing arts7
PhotographyVisual & performing arts7
History, GeneralHistory7
Mass Communication/Media StudiesCommunication & journalism5
Physical Sciences, OtherPhysical sciences5
Political Science and Government, GeneralSocial sciences5
Communication and Media Studies, OtherCommunication & journalism3
Outdoor EducationKinesiology, parks & recreation3
Chemistry, GeneralPhysical sciences3
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial sciences3
Art/Art Studies, GeneralVisual & performing arts3
Music, GeneralVisual & performing arts3
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingEducation2
Music Teacher EducationEducation2
Rhetoric and CompositionEnglish2
American Indian/Native American StudiesArea, ethnic & gender studies1
Spanish Language and LiteratureForeign languages1
Physics, GeneralPhysical sciences1

Where it ranks

Among Division II schools; every list Black Hills State University is on.

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