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Geology & Earth Sciences at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Geology & Earth Sciences at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a geology 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 geology 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 Geology & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SD Mines Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

SD Mines Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geology & Earth Sciences. 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.

Geology Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geology 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 geology.

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

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology 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
Natural Sciences Managers 80 $105,190
Geoscientists 60 $63,680
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $82,780

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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