Graduate Programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Graduate School Overview

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (referred to as SD Mines) is a Public, 4 years school located in Rapid City, SD. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1925 - Current[Estimated Date]).

SD Mines Directory Information
School Name	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD Mines)
Address	501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995
Phone	605-394-2511
Web	https://www.sdsmt.edu
Online Application	https://www.sdsmt.edu/Admissions/Apply
Financial Info	https://www.sdsmt.edu/FinAid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $10,640 for South Dakota residents and $18,840 for out-of-state students. The school has 333 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,416 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 58 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,840 $10,640 for South Dakota Residents
Student Population	333
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	58 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $10,640 for South Dakota residents and $18,840 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $302 for South Dakota residents and $637 for out-of-state students.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers the alternative tuition plans.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $10,640 for South Dakota residents and $18,840 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -6.34% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	South Dakota Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,870	$2,480	$11,770	$2,480
2019-2020	$7,920	$3,350	$15,900	$3,350
2020-2021	$8,320	$2,950	$16,300	$2,950
2021-2022	$8,134	$3,790	$16,326	$3,790
2022-2023	$8,130	$2,510	$16,330	$2,510

The graduate school tuition & fees of SD Mines is expensive compared to public graduate schools in South Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the South Dakota graduate tuition is $12,966 (public) / $12,879 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	$10,640	$18,840
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
South Dakota Graduate Schools	$11,069	$13,252
Public	$7,435	$12,966
Private	$12,879

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $302 for South Dakota residents and $637 for other students at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -6.32% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Dakota Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$326	$654
2019-2020	$330	$663
2020-2021	$347	$679
2021-2022	$339	$680
2022-2023	$302	$637

Graduate Programs at SD Mines

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers 36 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 150 students have completed their study at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Offered Degrees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	107
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	9	18
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	19
Post Master's Degree	5	6
Total	36	150

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Industrial Engineering program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Civil Engineering program with 16 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Engineering (other) program with 5 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Industrial Engineering	✕	15	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	14	-
Engineering	✕	3	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	✕	3	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Civil Engineering	✕	16	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	16	-
Civil Engineering	✕	15	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	15	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	15	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering (other)	✕	5	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Engineering (other)	✕	3	-
Civil Engineering	✕	3	-

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers 36 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 150 students have completed their graduate studies.

107 students have earned/completed Master's program.
19 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Artificial Intelligence	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Engineering	✕	0	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	7	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	9	-
Civil Engineering	✕	16	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	16	-
Materials Engineering	✕	6	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	0	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	✕	14	-
Construction Engineering	✕	6	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	15	-
Nanotechnology	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computational Science	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	2	-
Paleontology	✕	2	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Construction Management	✕	0	-
	Total	107

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	2	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	2	-
Civil Engineering	✕	2	-
Materials Engineering	✕	1	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	0	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	5	-
Engineering (other)	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	1	-
	Total	18

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Engineering	✕	2	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	15	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	2	-
Engineering (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	19

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Construction Engineering	✕	1	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	0	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Construction Management	✕	0	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at SD Mines

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 333 students enrolled into South Dakota School of Mines and Technology graduate schools where it has total 2,416 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 204 full-time and 129 part-time graduate students. By gender, 254 male and 79 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	333	254	79
Full-time	204	148	56
Part-tme	129	106	23

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 210 White (63.06%), 5 Black/African American (1.50%), 8 Hispanic (2.40%), 3 Asian (0.90%), and 107 students with other races. 90 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	333	254	79
American Indian/Native American	5	5	0
Asian	3	0	3
Black/African American	5	3	2
Hispanic	8	5	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	210	164	46
Two More	5	4	1
Un-Known	6	4	2
Non-resident Alien	90	69	21

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 76 graduate students (22.82% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 23 graduate students (6.91% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	333
Enrolled Online Exclusively	76
Enrolled Some Online Courses	23
Not in Online Courses	234

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. 153 students are aged 20 to 24 (45.95% of total students), 39 students are aged below 20 (11.71%), 9 students are aged above 50 (2.70%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	333	254	79
Age 18-19	39	29	10
Age 20-21	73	52	21
Age 22-24	80	56	24
Age 25-29	68	54	14
Age 30-34	31	28	3
Age 35-39	18	15	3
Age 40-49	15	12	3
Age 50-64	8	7	1
Over 64	1	1	0

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