South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Graduate Programs

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Rapid City, SD. It offers 39 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 5 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $11,270 for South Dakota residents and $19,250 for others in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 350 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 2,654 students at SD Mines.

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Graduate Programs Overview

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Rapid City, South Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $11,270 for South Dakota residents and $19,250 for other students in average.

It offers thirty-nine graduate programs: 18 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelor's, 6 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 86 students have been conferred Master's degree and 15 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD
Graduate School Students	323 students 66 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$11,270 Out-of-State$19,250
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 39 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $11,270 and $19,250 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $347 for South Dakota residents and $679 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,320	$16,300
Fees	$2,950	$2,950
Cost per Credit	$347	$679
Books & Supplies	$2,050
Room & Board	$7,980 (On-Campus) / $10,400 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,400 (On-Campus) / $4,400 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$25,700	$33,680
Off-Campus Total	$28,120	$36,100

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$8,040	$8,330	$8,350	$11,270	$11,270
Out-of-State	$13,800	$14,130	$14,250	$19,250	$19,250

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 116 major areas - 17 Master's , 9 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 5 Post-Master'. 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	1	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	7		4
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED		2	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	9		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	22		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nanotechnology	5	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	4		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Paleontology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	1		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	5
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		1
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	2

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

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 2,525 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, 323 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 241 male and 82 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 181 full-time and 142 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 66 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 15 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	323
Men Students	241
Women Students	82

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	323
Full-time Students	181
Part-time Students	142

By race/ethnicity 187 White, 7 Black, and 7 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	323
American Indian / Native American	4
Asian	7
Black	7
Hispanic	7
White	187
Two or more races	10
Un-Known	2

18 students are younger than 22 and 27 students are older than 65. The school has 191 students aged between 22 and 30 and 87 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	323
21 & Under	18
22-24	91
25-29	100
30-34	56
35-39	31
40 & Over	27

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, 66 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15 students are enrolled in some online courses.