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Engineering Technologies at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

SD Mines Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech
Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at SD Mines

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SD Mines offers distance education options for engineering tech at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

SD Mines Engineering Technologies Rankings

The engineering tech major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at SD Mines since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at SD Mines are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide 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 bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SD Mines Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

12% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of engineering tech master's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering tech master's degree from SD Mines, 69% 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 tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Engineering-Related Fields	15
General Engineering Technology	3
Nanotechnology	2

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,970	$38,420
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,000	$41,450
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	1,060	$46,600
Software Applications Developers	1,010	$75,000
Water Treatment Plant and System Operators	880	$42,580

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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