Graduate Programs at Augustana University

Graduate School Overview

Augustana University (referred to as Augie) is a Private, 4 years school located in Sioux Falls, SD. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1931 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Augie Directory Information
School Name	Augustana University (Augie)
Address	2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001
Phone	605-274-5516
Web	https://www.augie.edu
Online Application	https://www.augie.edu/admission/applying-augustana
Financial Info	https://www.augie.edu/admission/financing-your-education

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Augustana University is $36,696 in average. The school has 284 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,019 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 56 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$36,696
Student Population	284
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	56 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Augustana University is $36,696 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $512.

Augustana University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Augustana University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Augustana University is $36,696. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.59% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$33,000	-
2018-2019	$34,000	$530
2019-2020	$34,000	$530
2020-2021	$35,530	$950
2021-2022	$35,716	$980

The graduate school tuition & fees of Augie is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in South Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,204 and the South Dakota graduate tuition is $13,148 (public) / $12,569 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Augustana University	$36,696
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
South Dakota Graduate Schools	$11,155	$13,124
Public	$7,618	$13,148
Private	$12,569

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $17,558 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Augustana University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.96% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,200. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.64% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$8,008	$4,490	$6,328	$5,685
2018-2019	$8,248	$4,716	$6,652	$5,972
2019-2020	$8,378	$4,738	$6,843	$6,390
2020-2021	$8,616	$6,300	$9,120	$8,440
2021-2022	$8,858	$6,500	$9,500	$8,700

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $512 at Augustana University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.97% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$410
2018-2019	$490
2019-2020	$490
2020-2021	$517
2021-2022	$512

Graduate Programs at Augie

Augustana University offers 6 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 160 students have completed their study at Augustana University.

Offered Degrees at Augustana University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	1	160
Total	6	1	160

The most popular program at Augustana University is the Education program and last year 136 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Augustana University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	136	$47,500
Education	✔	128	$47,500
Education	✔	124	$47,500
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	17	-
Accounting	✕	12	-

Augustana University offers 6 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 160 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	128 completers	$47,500
Education	✔	128	$47,500
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Human/Medical Genetics	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	6	-
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Accounting	✕	6	-
	Total	160

Graduate Student Population at Augie

For academic year 2021-2022, total 284 students enrolled into Augustana University graduate schools where it has total 2,019 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 45 full-time and 239 part-time graduate students. By gender, 60 male and 224 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	284	60	224
Full-time	45	13	32
Part-tme	239	47	192

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 260 White (91.55%), 6 Black/African American (2.11%), 1 Hispanic (0.35%), 4 Asian (1.41%), and 13 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	284	60	224
American Indian/Native American	5	2	3
Asian	4	1	3
Black/African American	6	2	4
Hispanic	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	260	54	206
Two More	2	0	2
Un-Known	1	0	1
Non-resident Alien	5	1	4

Augustana University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 223 graduate students (78.52% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3 graduate students (1.06% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	284
Enrolled Online Exclusively	223
Enrolled Some Online Courses	3
Not in Online Courses	58

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