Career & Professional Development Center
AVERAGE SALARY OFFERS
98% Placement 98% of Mines 2014-15 graduates are working in their career fields or pursuing advanced degrees in engineering, science, medicine, law and other fields.
Mines 2014-2015 Graduates (BS degrees) Bachelor of Science Degree
Average Salary Offer Starting salary offers averaged $63,503 for 2014-15 Mines graduates (BS degrees).
Intern/Co-op Experience 75% of last year’s Mines graduates had relevant work experience through internships, co-ops, or undergraduate research, which increased their marketability to employers.
Career Fairs 233 employers from 27 states participated in our Fall 2015 or Spring 2016 career fairs.
On-Campus Interviews Employers conducted more than 1,000 student interviews on campus this past year to hire for full-time, intern, and co-op positions.
Applied Biological Sciences.......................................................................................................... ** Chemical Engineering .......................................................................................................... $71,060 Chemistry ....................................................................................................................................... ** Civil & Environmental Engineering..................................................................................... $55,662 Computer Engineering ....................................................................................................... $58,000* Computer Science ................................................................................................................ $67,545 Electrical Engineering........................................................................................................... $65,449 Geological Engineering...................................................................................................... $44,824* Geology ............................................................................................................................... $31,845* Industrial Engineering .......................................................................................................... $62,558 Interdisciplinary Sciences ............................................................................................................. ** Mathematics........................................................................................................................ $45,556* Mechanical Engineering....................................................................................................... $64,450 Metallurgical Engineering.................................................................................................. $68,000* Mining Engineering .............................................................................................................. $69,800 Physics............................................................................................................................................ ** SD Mines Overall Average Starting Salary Offer *Average based on less than 5 offers
GRADUATE SCHOOLS Approximately 20% of Mines 2014-15 graduates are pursuing advanced degrees at these universities: Briar Cliff
South Dakota School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
University of Illinois
Fort Hays State
University of Maryland
Georgia Tech
University of North Dakota
MIT
USD Medical School
Northern Arizona University
Virginia Tech
Purdue
Washington State University
Average Salary Offer
$63,503
**Majority of graduates pursuing graduate degrees.
MORE INFORMATION Darrell Sawyer, EdD, Director Jason Pfeiffer, MS, Assistant Director Cindy Christensen, Program Assistant II Career & Professional Development Center 501 E. St. Joseph Street Rapid City, SD 57701 605.394.2667 careercenter@sdsmt.edu http://careers.sdsmt.edu
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