Undergraduate Metallurgical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Below are the key facts about this program at South Dakota Mines. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #1 out of 1 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

South Dakota Mines Undergraduate Metallurgical Engineering Rankings

#4 in the U.S.

#1 in South Dakota

#2 in the The Plains States Region

College Factual ranks South Dakota Mines highly for metallurgical engineering, placing at #4 out of 4 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools	4 of 4
Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools in South Dakota	1 of 1
Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2 of 2

Undergraduate Metallurgical Engineering Degrees at South Dakota Mines

The table below lists every degree level offered in metallurgical engineering at South Dakota Mines, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	29

South Dakota Mines Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology conferred 29 bachelor’s degrees in metallurgical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

South Dakota Mines is among the very best schools in the country for metallurgical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 1 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota	1
Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	2
Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4

Student Debt of Metallurgical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$27,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

To complete a bachelor’s at South Dakota Mines, metallurgical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $27,500 in student loans. This is higher than $26,668, the typical median for all majors at South Dakota Mines.

Student debt for Metallurgical Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at South Dakota Mines

South Dakota Mines Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$10,500 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$27,500 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,820	$12,200
Fees	$2,700	$2,700

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 79% of metallurgical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

The largest share of metallurgical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at South Dakota Mines were White. About 90% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a bachelor’s in metallurgical engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Metallurgical Engineering majors at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

References

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