South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, South Dakota · Public
Graduate earnings
11of 11 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Dakota high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year).
11 of 25 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 14: 11 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 34 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$20,183 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$20,183 a year
About $80,732 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,348 |
| $30k to $48k | $17,909 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,366 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,176 |
| $110k and up | $21,993 |
| All families (average) | $20,183 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical South Dakota high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
13 of 59 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,350 | +$48,374 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.5 yrs | 76 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,845 | +$53,869 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 42 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $80,613 | +$43,637 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 39 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,815 | +$55,839 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,201 | +$57,225 | clears the bar | $22,020 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $95,639 | +$58,663 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 27 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $126,787 | +$89,811 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $71,9851-year earnings | +$35,009 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,500 | 0.8 yrs | 20 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $83,155 | +$46,179 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,904 | +$51,928 | clears the bar | $27,164 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $48,069 | +$11,093 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $75,779 | +$38,803 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $72,6391-year earnings | +$35,663 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Industrial Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Construction Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nanotechnology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Engineering, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Nanotechnology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Engineering, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Construction Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computational Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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