Graduate Programs at Dakota State University

Graduate School Overview

Dakota State University (referred to as Dakota State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Madison, SD.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1961 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Dakota State Directory Information
School Name	Dakota State University (Dakota State)
Address	820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD 57042-1799
Phone	605-256-5111
Web	https://dsu.edu
Online Application	https://dsu.edu/apply.html
Financial Info	https://dsu.edu/admissions/financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Dakota State is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for out-of-state students. The school has 484 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,241 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 58 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 42 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,931 $6,731 for South Dakota Residents
Student Population	484
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	58 graduate programs (42 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Dakota State is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.

Dakota State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Dakota Residents	$6,731
Out-of-State	$11,931
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Dakota Residents	$333
Out-of-State	$622

Dakota State 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)	42 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad 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 Dakota State University is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 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	$5,749	$715	$10,733	$715
2019-2020	$5,939	$721	$11,088	$721
2020-2021	$5,939	$721	$11,088	$721
2021-2022	$5,999	$732	$11,199	$732
2022-2023	$5,999	$732	$11,199	$732
2023-2024	$5,999	$732	$11,199	$732

The graduate school tuition & fees of Dakota State is average 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
Dakota State University	$6,731	$11,931
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 $16,747 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Dakota State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.87% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,533. Off-campus living costs are increased by 23.23% 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	$6,873	$4,643	$7,044	$5,544
2019-2020	$7,033	$4,805	$7,231	$5,724
2020-2021	$7,148	$4,874	$7,433	$5,807
2021-2022	$7,148	$4,874	$7,433	$5,807
2022-2023	$8,018	$5,886	$7,833	$6,395
2023-2024	$8,990	$6,286	$9,776	$7,757

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for other students at Dakota 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	$359	$636
2019-2020	$370	$656
2020-2021	$330	$616
2021-2022	$333	$622
2022-2023	$333	$622
2023-2024	$333	$622

Graduate Programs at Dakota State

Dakota State University offers 12 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 116 students have completed their study at Dakota State University.

Offered Degrees at Dakota State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	6	97
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	2	13
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	4	6
Total	12	12	116

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Information Science/Studies program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer and Information Sciences program with 43 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance program with 7 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Dakota State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Information Science/Studies	✔	3	-
Medical Informatics	✔	3	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	-	-
Mathematics	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Dakota State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	43	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	21	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	15	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	9	-
Medical Informatics	✔	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Dakota State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	7	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	6	-

Dakota State University offers 12 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 116 students have completed their graduate studies.

97 students have earned/completed Master's program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	79 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	43	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	15	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	21	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	4	-
	Total	97

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	6	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	7	-
	Total	13

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	3 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✔	3	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✔	3	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at Dakota State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 484 students enrolled into Dakota State University graduate schools where it has total 3,241 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 94 full-time and 390 part-time graduate students. By gender, 363 male and 121 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	484	363	121
Full-time	94	71	23
Part-tme	390	292	98

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

There are 249 White (51.45%), 48 Black/African American (9.92%), 24 Hispanic (4.96%), 35 Asian (7.23%), and 128 students with other races. 95 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	484	363	121
American Indian/Native American	5	3	2
Asian	35	25	10
Black/African American	48	37	11
Hispanic	24	22	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	249	184	65
Two More	7	7	0
Un-Known	19	17	2
Non-resident Alien	95	66	29

Dakota State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 395 graduate students (81.61% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 55 graduate students (11.36% 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	484
Enrolled Online Exclusively	395
Enrolled Some Online Courses	55
Not in Online Courses	34

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Dakota State University. 81 students are aged 20 to 24 (16.74% of total students), 41 students are aged above 50 (8.47%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Dakota State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	484	363	121
Age 20-21	11	10	1
Age 22-24	70	41	29
Age 25-29	84	66	18
Age 30-34	89	69	20
Age 35-39	59	50	9
Age 40-49	130	100	30
Age 50-64	40	26	14
Over 64	1	1	0

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