Biomedical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

If you are interested in studying biomedical engineering, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from SD Mines.

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

SD Mines Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

SD Mines Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at SD Mines compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical Engineering. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Schools	33
	63
Best Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	68
	78
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	97
	98
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
	113
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Popular Biomedical Engineering Schools	169

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from SD Mines. This makes it the #97 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from SD Mines. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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 bio engineering.

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

SD Mines Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from SD Mines in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from SD Mines, 71% 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 bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SD Mines also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer Engineering

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.