Applied Mathematics at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Every applied mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied math 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from SD Mines.

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

SD Mines Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math

SD Mines Applied Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The applied math major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied Mathematics. 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 Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Applied Mathematics Schools	92
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools	196

Applied Math Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

The applied math program at SD Mines awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at SD Mines since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

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 applied math.

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

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

Related Majors

• Mathematics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math 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
Financial Analysts	450	$73,870
Financial Specialists	170	$53,080
Mathematical Science Professors	140	$65,870
Biological Scientists	100	$65,660
Natural Sciences Managers	80	$105,190

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.