by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Materials Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Materials Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in materials engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SD Mines paid an average of $679 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $347 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,320 | $16,300 |
| Fees | $2,950 | $2,950 |
SD Mines does not offer an online option for its materials engineering doctor’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.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in materials engineering in 2019-2020, none of them were women.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree in materials engineering at SD Mines in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
| Geoscience Engineering | 2 |
| Other Engineering | 3 |
*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.