General Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Every general mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general mechanical engineering 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 has a total student population of 2,475.

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

SD Mines General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

SD Mines General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SD Mines General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from SD Mines, 100% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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.