Geoscience Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a geoscience 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 geoscience engineering program.

SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 2,475 students attend the school each year.

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

SD Mines Geoscience Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering

SD Mines Geoscience Engineering Rankings

The geoscience engineering major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geoscience 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in geoscience engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geoscience Engineering Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of geoscience engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering 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 geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SD Mines Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geoscience engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to 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 master's in geoscience 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	0

Concentrations Within Geoscience Engineering

The following geoscience engineering concentations are available at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Geophysical Engineering	25

Related Majors

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

Careers That Geoscience Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in geoscience 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
Engineers	90	$84,320

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.