2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $8,500 and $14,600 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $271 for South Dakota residents and $527 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$6,100$12,200
Fees$2,400$2,400
Cost per Credit$271$527
Books & Supplies$1,900
Room & Board$8,800 (On-Campus) / $11,700 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,000 (On-Campus) / $5,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,200$30,300
Off-Campus Total$27,100$33,200
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$11,270$11,270$11,924$10,640$8,500
Out-of-State$19,250$19,250$20,116$18,840$14,600

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 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,500 for South Dakota residents and $14,600 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 NameSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology
TypeFour-years, Public
Address501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD
Graduate School Students333 students
72 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,500
Out-of-State$14,600
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 35 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 8 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 35 major areas - 18 Master's , 9 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 4 Post-Master'. 117 students have been conferred Master's degree and 21 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
Total11721198
Men8917134
Women28464
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
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering- NOT OFFERED 18 -
Geological/Geophysical Engineering- - - -
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial Intelligence4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering24 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Industrial Engineering1 NOT OFFERED - -
Geological/Geophysical Engineering5 - - -
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nanotechnology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computational Science- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Paleontology3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Construction Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Industrial Engineering- NOT OFFERED - -
Geological/Geophysical Engineering- - - 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Health and Industrial HygieneNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-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 Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nanotechnology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,416 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, 333 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 254 male and 79 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 204 full-time and 129 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 72 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 24 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total333
Men Students254
Women Students79
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total333
Full-time Students204
Part-time Students129
By race/ethnicity 210 White, 5 Black, and 3 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
Total333
American Indian /
Native American
5
Asian3
Black5
Hispanic8
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White210
Two or more races5
Un-Known6
4 students are younger than 22 and 40 students are older than 65. The school has 201 students aged between 22 and 30 and 84 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total333
21 & Under4
22-24105
25-2996
30-3452
35-3932
40 & Over40
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, 72 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 24 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment329
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses72
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses24
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses233
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses72
South Dakota Resident24
Other State In U.S.37
Outside of U.S.11


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