Computer Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Every computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CE program at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 2,475 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from SD Mines.

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

SD Mines Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

SD Mines Computer Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CE programs across the country. The following shows how SD Mines performed in these rankings.

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 CE major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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
Best Value Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Computer Engineering Schools	86
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Best Computer Engineering Schools	110
	110
	119
Most Popular Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools	249

CE Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CE from SD Mines in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SD Mines also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Software Applications Developers	1,010	$75,000
Systems Software Developers	660	$90,430
Computer Network Architects	410	$100,330
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.