Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 2,475 students attend the school each year. Of the 360 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2021, 64 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

SD Mines Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME

SD Mines Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME 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 ME major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	16
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	111
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	143
	183
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	201
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	221
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	226

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in ME from SD Mines. This is the #227 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from SD Mines Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at SD Mines is $63,634. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SD Mines, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Cost Estimators	850	$54,860
Mechanical Engineers	540	$76,220
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.