Average Salary Offers
2017 - 2018 Graduates (BS degrees)
The following table shows the average starting salary offers from the South Dakota School of Mines class of 2017 through the class of 2018 bachelor's degree graduates. Each bachelor college degree is listed and averaged separately. SD Mines graduates earn an average starting salary of $63,354. The high starting salaries combined with SD Mine’s low cost makes student loans more affordable. SD 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 the Career and Professional Development Center.
| Degree |
Average Salary Offers |
| Applied Biological Sciences |
* |
| Chemical Engineering |
$65,201 |
| Chemistry |
* |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering |
$60,469 |
| Computer Engineering |
$66,125 |
| Computer Science |
$74,313 |
| Electrical Engineering |
$64,377 |
| Geology |
$52,143 |
| Geological Engineering |
* |
| Industrial Engineering & Engineering Mgmt. |
$63,407 |
| Interdisciplinary Sciences |
* |
| Mathematics |
* |
| Mechanical Engineering |
$61,667 |
| Metallurgical Engineering |
$61,555 |
| Mining Engineering |
$70,688 |
| Physics |
* |
| School of Mines Overall |
$63,354 |
* Pursuing graduate degrees or fewer than 5 salary offers reported.