Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what South Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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

South Dakota State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

South Dakota State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at South Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at South Dakota State University.

South Dakota State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at South Dakota State 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 State University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	65
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of me master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	80

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me 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 State University.

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
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.