The main focus area for this major is General Industrial Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Industrial Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in IE, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SD Mines was ranked #56 on College Factual's Best Schools for IE list. It is also ranked #1 in South Dakota.
Here are some of the other rankings for SD Mines.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SD Mines paid an average of $404 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $258 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,740 | $12,120 |
Fees | $3,280 | $3,280 |
Books and Supplies | $2,050 | $2,050 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,980 | $7,980 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,400 | $4,400 |
Learn more about SD Mines tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SD Mines in IE walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,915.
IE who receive their bachelor’s degree from SD Mines make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $63,872.
SD Mines does not offer an online option for its IE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SD Mines Online Learning page.
About 31.4% of the students who received their BS in IE in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.1%.
Around 28.6% of IE bachelor’s degree recipients at SD Mines in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 25 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Industrial Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Industrial Engineering | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to industrial engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 43 |
Civil Engineering | 49 |
Computer Engineering | 15 |
Electrical Engineering | 24 |
Mechanical Engineering | 99 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.