South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Graduate Programs

SD Mines Graduate Programs Overview

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (referred to as SD Mines) is a Public, 4-years school located in Rapid City, SD. SD Mines offers total 35 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $8,500 for South Dakota residents and $14,600 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $339 for South Dakota residents and $680 for out-of-state students. Total 329 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 2,492 with undergraduate students.

SD Mines 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees	South Dakota residents: $8,500 Out-of-State: $14,600
Costs per Credit	South Dakota residents: $339 Out-of-State: $680
Graduate Students	329
Graduate Programs	35 programs
Offered Graduate Degree	Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology graduate schools offers 35 major programs (all on-site class). Last year, total 165 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at SD Mines. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at SD Mines with number of completers.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	1 program	4
Artificial Intelligence	1 program	4
Engineering [+]	11 programs	90
Engineering	1 program	0
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	1 program	6
Chemical Engineering	1 program	4
Civil Engineering	1 program	24
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1 program	12
Materials Engineering	1 program	9
Mechanical Engineering	1 program	14
Mining and Mineral Engineering	1 program	6
Construction Engineering	1 program	9
Industrial Engineering	1 program	1
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	1 program	5
Engineering Technology [+]	2 programs	11
Engineering/Industrial Management	1 program	11
Nanotechnology	1 program	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	1 program	0
Computational Science	1 program	0
Physical Sciences [+]	3 programs	12
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	1 program	2
Paleontology	1 program	3
Physics	1 program	7
Total	18 programs	117

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Engineering [+]	6 programs	18
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	1 program	2
Chemical Engineering	1 program	3
Civil Engineering	1 program	4
Materials Engineering	1 program	4
Mechanical Engineering	1 program	1
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	1 program	4
Engineering Technology [+]	1 program	3
Nanotechnology	1 program	3
Physical Sciences [+]	2 programs	0
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	1 program	0
Physics	1 program	0
Total	9 programs	21

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Engineering [+]	4 programs	19
Engineering	1 program	0
Industrial Engineering	1 program	18
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	1 program	0
Engineering (other)	1 program	1
Total	4 programs	19

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Engineering [+]	3 programs	5
Construction Engineering	1 program	4
Industrial Engineering	1 program	0
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	1 program	1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1 programs	3
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	1 program	3
Total	4 programs	8

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of SD Mines graduate programs is $8,500 for South Dakota residents and $14,600 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $339 for South Dakota residents and $680 for other students. The average living costs is $13,020 when a student lives on campus housing.

2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at SD Mines
	South Dakota residents	Out of State
Tuition	$8,130	$16,330
Fees	$2,510	$2,510
Costs per Credit Hour	$339	$680
Living on-campus	$13,020
Living off-campus	$15,680

Graduate Student Population

At SD Mines graduate schools, there are total 329 graduate students. Among them, 72 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 241 men and 88 women students at SD Mines graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at SD Mines.

By Gender and Race
Online Students

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
	Total	Male	Female
Total	329	241	88
American Indian/Native American	2	2	0
Asian	4	2	2
Black/African American	7	5	2
Hispanic	14	8	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	178	126	52
Two More	6	4	2
Un-Known	15	13	2

Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at SD Mines
	Total Graduate Students	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Number of Students	329	72	24	233

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Graduate Programs

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a Public, 4-years school located in Rapid City, SD. SD Mines offers total 35 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

SD Mines Graduate Programs Overview

Who Accredits South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1925 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

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