2027 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in South Dakota
[Mining Engineering](/majors/engineering/mining-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong mining engineering education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for mining engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in South Dakota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the mining engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology the best value for a degree in mining engineering in South Dakota. Located in the city of Rapid City, South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology is a mid-sized public university. In-state tuition and fees average $10,500, compared with $14,900 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for mining engineering graduates is $27,914. Early-career mining engineering graduates make about $90,514. That is a strong return on a $27,914 median debt. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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