Graduate Programs at Black Hills State University

Graduate School Overview

Black Hills State University (referred to as BHSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Spearfish, SD.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1950 - Current).

BHSU Directory Information
School Name	Black Hills State University (BHSU)
Address	1200 University St, Spearfish, SD 57799-9500
Phone	800-255-2478
Web	https://www.bhsu.edu
Online Application	https://apply.sdbor.edu/login.cfm?inst=bhsu
Financial Info	https://www.bhsu.edu/Admissions/Pay-for-College/Financial-Aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of BHSU is $8,916 for South Dakota residents and $15,849 for out-of-state students. The school has 164 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,425 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 89 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,849 $8,916 for South Dakota Residents
Student Population	164
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	89 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at BHSU is $8,916 for South Dakota residents and $15,849 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $470 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.

BHSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Dakota Residents	$8,916
Out-of-State	$15,849
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Dakota Residents	$470
Out-of-State	$622

BHSU 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Black Hills State University is $8,916 for South Dakota residents and $15,849 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	South Dakota Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$8,116	-	$8,116	-
2019-2020	$8,384	-	$8,384	-
2020-2021	$8,384	-	$8,384	-
2021-2022	$7,998	$918	$14,931	$918
2022-2023	$7,998	$918	$14,931	$918
2023-2024	$7,998	$918	$14,931	$918

The graduate school tuition & fees of BHSU is expensive compared to public graduate schools in South Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the South Dakota graduate tuition is $11,078 (public) / $15,380 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Black Hills State University	$8,916	$15,849
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
South Dakota Graduate Schools	$10,926	$13,399
Public	$6,489	$11,078
Private	$15,380

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,900 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at BHSU.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.06% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,028. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,978	$4,300	$6,978	$4,300
2019-2020	$7,142	$4,500	$7,142	$4,500
2020-2021	$7,200	$4,500	$7,200	$4,500
2021-2022	$7,400	$4,500	$7,400	$4,500
2022-2023	$7,528	$4,500	$7,528	$4,500
2023-2024	$7,400	$4,500	$7,528	$4,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $470 for South Dakota residents and $622 for other students at Black Hills State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Dakota Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$451	$451
2019-2020	$466	$466
2020-2021	$466	$466
2021-2022	$470	$622
2022-2023	$470	$622
2023-2024	$470	$622

Graduate Programs at BHSU

Black Hills State University offers 13 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 68 students have completed their study at Black Hills State University.

Offered Degrees at Black Hills State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	5	68
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	0	0
Total	13	5	68

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Black Hills State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 21 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Black Hills State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	-	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	-	-
Creative Writing	✕	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Black Hills State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	21	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	13	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	10	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	5	-

Black Hills State University offers 13 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 68 students have completed their graduate studies.

68 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	41 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	10	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	21	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Molecular Genetics	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Sustainability Studies	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔	18 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	13	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✔	5	-
	Total	68

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at BHSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 164 students enrolled into Black Hills State University graduate schools where it has total 3,425 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 17 full-time and 147 part-time graduate students. By gender, 59 male and 105 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	164	59	105
Full-time	17	9	8
Part-tme	147	50	97

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

There are 129 White (78.66%), 3 Black/African American (1.83%), 1 Asian (0.61%), and 31 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	164	59	105
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	129	50	79
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	25	5	20
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

Black Hills State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 86 graduate students (52.44% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 21 graduate students (12.80% 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	164
Enrolled Online Exclusively	86
Enrolled Some Online Courses	21
Not in Online Courses	57

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