Graduate Programs at South Dakota Best Colleges

Graduate Programs Comparison at 8 South Dakota Best Colleges

The following table lists the 8 best Graduate Programs at South Dakota Best Colleges out of 8 schools. The average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,355 for academic year 2022-2023. The average graduate student population is 746 and the schools offer 25 major programs (programs for master and doctorate) in average.

Augustana University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $39,840, and University of Sioux Falls has the lowest graduate costs of $7,335.
University of South Dakota has the most graduate students of 2,724, and Black Hills State University has the lowest number of graduate students of 164.
South Dakota State University offers the most graduate programs (81 programs), and Augustana University has the smallest number of graduate programs of 7 programs.

Comparison Table between Graduate Programs at South Dakota Best Colleges

Graduate Programs at South Dakota Best Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Students	Number of Graduate Programs	Number of Online Graduate Programs	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	South Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsBrookings, SD	$16,917 ($9,384 Residents)	1,410	81 programs	3 programs	18 to 1
2	Augustana UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$39,840	255	7 programs	2 programs	12 to 1
3	University of South DakotaPublic, 4 yearsVermillion, SD	$12,768 ($7,118 Residents)	2,724	71 programs	12 programs	14 to 1
4	Black Hills State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsSpearfish, SD	$15,849 ($8,916 Residents)	164	8 programs	5 programs	18 to 1
5	Northern State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsAberdeen, SD	$11,936 ($6,736 Residents)	493	10 programs	8 programs	16 to 1
6	University of Sioux FallsPrivate, 4 yearsSioux Falls, SD	$7,335	269	8 programs	3 programs	17 to 1
7	Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsMadison, SD	$11,931 ($6,731 Residents)	484	8 programs	8 programs	18 to 1
8	Mount Marty UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsYankton, SD	$14,264	172	7 programs	3 programs	13 to 1
	Average	$10,714 Residents $16,355 Out-of-State	746	25 programs	6 programs	15.75 to 1

^*The rank in South Dakota Ranking. Schools for discontinuous number do not have graduate programs.

^**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.