Average Salary Offers
2020 - 2021 Graduates (BS degrees)
The following table shows the average starting salary offers from the South Dakota Mines class of 2020 through the class of 2021 bachelor's degree graduates. Each bachelor college degree is listed and averaged separately. South Dakota Mines graduates
earn an average starting salary of $68,685. The high starting salaries combined with South Dakota Mine’s low cost makes student loans more affordable. South Dakota Mines college students have long recognized the high return on investment offered in
South Dakota. Our starting salary information is based on actual numbers reported by recent graduates. This information differs from College Scorecard information because our data includes all students, not just those who received some form of federal
financial aid. For any questions on the salary report, please contact Career Services.
Full-Time Placement Survey
| Degree |
Average Salary Offers |
| Applied Biological Sciences/Biology |
$48,510 |
| Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences |
* |
| Biomedical Engineering |
* |
| Business Management in Technology |
* |
| Chemical Engineering |
$69,083 |
| Chemistry |
* |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering |
$61,313 |
| Computer Engineering |
$72,175 |
| Computer Science |
$78,622 |
| Electrical Engineering |
$69,680 |
| Geology |
* |
| Geological Engineering |
$64,554 |
| Industrial Engineering & Engineering Mgmt. |
$70,114 |
| Interdisciplinary Sciences - Science, Technology, & Society |
* |
| Mathematics |
$79,380 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
$66,781 |
| Metallurgical Engineering |
$70,667 |
| Mining Engineering |
$72,156 |
| Physics |
* |
| Pre-Professional Health Sciences |
* |
| South Dakota Mines Overall |
$68,685 |
* Pursuing graduate degrees or fewer than 5 salary offers reported.