Civil Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng 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 civil eng 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 Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

SD Mines Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

SD Mines Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SD Mines Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from SD Mines, 56% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng 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
General Civil Engineering	65

Related Majors

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

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	110	$130,230
Engineering Professors	110	$87,010
Engineers	90	$84,320
Environmental Engineers	80	$99,760

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.