Mining Engineeringbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #268 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in South Dakota to review for the 2025 Best Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mining Engineering in South Dakota
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mining engineering.
Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Mining Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in mining engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the mining engineering program earn an average of $90,514 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
