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Mining Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

If you are interested in studying mining engineering, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 2,475 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 mining engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from SD Mines.

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

SD Mines Mining Engineering Degrees Available

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

SD Mines Mining Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mining engineering progam at SD Mines compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mining engineering major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mining 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 Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Focused Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 1
Most Focused Mining Engineering Schools 2
Most Focused Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools 4
Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 5
Best Mining Engineering Schools 6
Best Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
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In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in mining engineering from SD Mines. This makes it the #1 most popular school for mining engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mining Engineering Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Program

14% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of mining engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mining 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 mining engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SD Mines Mining Engineering Master’s Program

7% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in mining engineering from SD Mines in 2021, 93% were men and 7% were women.

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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 mining engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Mining Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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