Bachelor's-9% vs national median417 grads tracked
Industrial Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Ranked 38th of 59 bachelor's programs in Industrial Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$71,422
middle 50%: $56,295 – $83,092
Median · 5 years out
$93,561
middle 50%: $73,942 – $110,004
Median · 10 years out
$109,907
middle 50%: $82,614 – $138,294
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Industrial Engineering graduates from this South Dakota school earn $71k in their first year. Median pay rises to $110k by year 10.
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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,683 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas State University
$95,030 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$94,942 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$94,768 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$94,732 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$93,789 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
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
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