Graduate School Tuition at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines) is a four-years, public school located in Rapid City, SD. It offers 35 graduate programs - 17 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2022 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $11,924 for South Dakota residents and $20,116 for others. A total of 329 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,475 students at SD Mines. SD Mines offers online graduate programs and 71 out of 329 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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Graduate Program Overview

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a four-years, public school located in Rapid City, South Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,924 for South Dakota residents and $20,116 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-five (35) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD
Graduate School Students	329 students 71 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$11,924 Out-of-State$20,116
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 35 Graduate Programs 17 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $11,924 and $20,116 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $339 for South Dakota residents and $680 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,134	$16,326
Fees	$3,790	$3,790
Cost per Credit	$339	$680
Books & Supplies	$2,060
Room & Board	$8,140 (On-Campus) / $10,760 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,400 (On-Campus) / $4,400 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$26,524	$34,716
Off-Campus Total	$29,144	$37,336

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$8,330	$8,350	$11,270	$11,270	$11,924
Out-of-State	$14,130	$14,250	$19,250	$19,250	$20,116

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 35 major areas - 17 Master's , 9 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 5 Post-Master'. 86 students have been conferred Master's degree and 15 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	86	15	19	5
Men	66	9	14	3
Women	20	6	5	2

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering		NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	6		1
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED		1	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	7		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	15		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nanotechnology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computational Science	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Paleontology	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Construction Management		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Construction Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geological/Geophysical Engineering				1

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Construction Management		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

Program	Master's	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,475 students enrolled in South Dakota School of Mines and Technology including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 329 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 249 male and 80 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 172 full-time and 157 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 71 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 74 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	329
Men Students	249
Women Students	80

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	329
Full-time Students	172
Part-time Students	157

By race/ethnicity 209 White, 5 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	329
American Indian / Native American	3
Asian	6
Black	5
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	209
Two or more races	7
Un-Known	6

50 students are younger than 22 and 32 students are older than 65. The school has 176 students aged between 22 and 30 and 71 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	329
21 & Under	50
22-24	92
25-29	84
30-34	48
35-39	23
40 & Over	32

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 71 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 74 students are enrolled in some online courses.