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Industrial & Management Engineering at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study Industrial & Management Engineering, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Dakota State University is in Brookings, SD.

During the most recent reporting year, 42 industrial & management engineering degrees were awarded at South Dakota State University.

Online Class Availability at South Dakota State University

Online coursework is an option at South Dakota State University. Among 12,056 students, 2,300 (19%) studied exclusively online and 4,028 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Industrial & Management Engineering graduates at South Dakota State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Industrial & Management Engineering graduates at South Dakota State University are 31% women (13) and 69% men (29).

Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Program at South Dakota State University

Among the 17 bachelor’s industrial & management engineering degrees awarded at South Dakota State University, 24% were women (4) and 76% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Industrial & Management Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at South Dakota State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of Industrial & Management Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at South Dakota State University, below the national average of 28%.*

Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Program at South Dakota State University

Among the 15 master’s industrial & management engineering degrees awarded at South Dakota State University, 33% were women (5) and 67% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Industrial & Management Engineering master’s degree recipients at South Dakota State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	13

Minority students account for 7% of Industrial & Management Engineering master’s degree recipients at South Dakota State University, below the national average of 17%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Industrial & Management Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Industrial & Management Engineering program at South Dakota State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Industrial & Management Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Biofuels Production Managers	$164,096
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$128,495
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Industrial Engineers	$120,863
Quality Control Systems Managers	$108,531
Security Managers	$104,128
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.