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Master's+8% vs national median234 grads tracked

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Ranked 17th of 59 master's programs in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$87,589
middle 50%: $54,679 – $116,378
Median · 5 years out
$116,180
middle 50%: $92,552 – $143,232
Median · 10 years out
$133,072
middle 50%: $84,962 – $180,558

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's master's program in Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians earn a median $87,589 one year after graduating, rising to $133,072 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $107,401 for this field, ranking 17th of 59 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
3.5 yrs
≈ $3,758 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Arlington
$120,396 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$120,140 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$119,111 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$118,804 · 5 yrs out
Colorado School of Mines
$117,947 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$117,625 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$109,240 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$108,739 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,340 · 5 yrs out
Metallurgical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$108,882 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's)
$108,803 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$101,236 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$101,165 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,571 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$98,571 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Certificate)
$97,802 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Certificate)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$96,266 · 5 yrs out

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