2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 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 $10,640 and $18,840 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $302 for South Dakota residents and $637 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)
2023 COATuition Trends
2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,130$16,330
Fees$2,510$2,510
Cost per Credit$302$637
Books & Supplies$2,060
Room & Board$8,020 (On-Campus) / $10,680 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,000 (On-Campus) / $5,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,720$33,920
Off-Campus Total$28,380$36,580
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
2018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-2023
In-State$8,350$11,270$11,270$11,924$10,640
Out-of-State$14,250$19,250$19,250$20,116$18,840

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 the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,640 for South Dakota residents and $18,840 for out-of-state students.
It offers thirty-six (36) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology
TypeFour-years, Public
Address501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD
Graduate School Students329 students
76 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2022-2023)In-State$10,640
Out-of-State$18,840
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 36 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates

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 36 major areas - 18 Master's , 9 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 5 Post-Master'. 107 students have been conferred Master's degree and 18 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total10718196
Men7913174
Women28522
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.
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Construction Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Health and Industrial HygieneNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Construction Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Paleontology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computational Science- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nanotechnology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED - - NOT OFFERED
Geological/Geophysical Engineering8 - 2 3
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 -
Construction Engineering6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Mining and Mineral Engineering14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial Intelligence2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- NOT OFFERED 2 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 school, 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 76 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 23 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total329
Men Students249
Women Students80
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total329
Full-time Students172
Part-time Students157
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
Total329
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian6
Black5
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White209
Two or more races7
Un-Known6
112 students are younger than 22 and 24 students are older than 65. The school has 148 students aged between 22 and 30 and 49 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total329
21 & Under112
22-2480
25-2968
30-3431
35-3918
40 & Over24
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, 76 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 23 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment333
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses76
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses23
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses234
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses76
South Dakota Resident24
Other State In U.S.44
Outside of U.S.8


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