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Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and has a total student population of 2,475. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

SD Mines Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

SD Mines Engineering Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at SD Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

SD Mines Engineering Master’s Program

23% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from SD Mines. About 77% were men and 23% were women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from SD Mines, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 51
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering 18
Geoscience Engineering 18
Electrical Engineering 16
Industrial Engineering 15
Mining Engineering 14
Chemical Engineering 11
Biomedical Engineering 9
Materials Engineering 7
Construction Engineering 7
Other Engineering 5
General Engineering 2

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Civil Engineers 1,140 $77,030
Software Applications Developers 1,010 $75,000
Cost Estimators 850 $54,860
Systems Software Developers 660 $90,430
Industrial Engineers 560 $82,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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