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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Graduate School Report

329 Graduate Students
$11,924 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
29.7% Took Classes Online
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Graduate School Rankings

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is not ranked in our 2024 overall quality rankings. The usual reason for this is that we did not have enough data to make an accurate analysis of the school.

 
 

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Graduate Student Diversity

329 Graduate Students
24.3% Women
6.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Around 329 graduate students chose to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology during the most recent year for which we have data. Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students. Here is what we found.

SD Mines Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

The total graduate student population at SD Mines is made up of 24.3% women and 75.7% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.

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SD Mines Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 6.7% of the graduate student population at SD Mines. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 28.0% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.

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SD Mines Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$11,924 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
Part-time graduate students at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology pay an average of $680 per credit hour if they come from out of state. In-state part-timers receive a discounted rate of $339.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,134$16,326
Fees$3,790$3,790

Average Salary of SD Mines Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$86,985 Avg Salary (Master's)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from SD Mines is $86,985. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 49% higher than the national average of $58,425.

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Location of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Graduate School

South Dakota State
Small City Campus Setting
Public Public/Private
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public institution situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. The location of SD Mines is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Get more details about the location of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

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Contact details for SD Mines are given below.

Contact Details
Address:501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995
Phone:605-394-2511
Website:https://www.sdsmt.edu/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/sdsmt
Twitter:https://twitter.com/sdsmt

Online Learning for SD Mines Grad Students

29.7% Took At Least One Online Class
22.8% Took All Classes Online

In 2020-2021, 29.7% of the graduate students at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology took at least one class online. For that same period, 22.8% of grad students took all of their classes online.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology2
Biomedical Engineering7
Chemical Engineering9
Civil Engineering16
Computer Information Systems2
Construction Engineering6
Electrical Engineering16
Engineering-Related Fields15
Geological & Earth Sciences2
Geoscience Engineering8
Materials Engineering6
Mining Engineering14
Nanotechnology2
Physics2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering2
Chemical Engineering2
Civil Engineering2
Geoscience Engineering5
Materials Engineering1
Other Engineering5
Physics1

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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