Mining Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
What traits are you looking for in a mining engineering school? To help you decide if South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mining engineering program.SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and has a total student population of 2,475.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mining Engineering section at the bottom of this page.
SD Mines Mining Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering
SD Mines Mining Engineering Rankings
Mining Engineering Student Demographics at SD Mines
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mining engineering majors at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
SD Mines Mining Engineering Master’s Program
In the mining engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*
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 mining engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Mining Engineering
If you plan to be a mining engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 |
---|---|
Mining & Mineral Engineering | 14 |
Related Majors
- General Engineering
- Other Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
Careers That Mining Engineering Grads May Go Into
A degree in mining 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 |
---|---|---|
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 110 | $130,230 |
Engineering Professors | 110 | $87,010 |
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.