Graduate Programs at Dakota Wesleyan University

Graduate School Overview

Dakota Wesleyan University (referred to as Dakota Wesleyan) is a Private, 4 years school located in Mitchell, SD. Dakota Wesleyan University is a historically black school. Dakota Wesleyan University is a tribal college. 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 (1/1/1916 - Current).

Dakota Wesleyan Directory Information
School Name	Dakota Wesleyan University (Dakota Wesleyan)
Address	1200 W University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301-4398
Phone	605-995-2600
Web	https://www.dwu.edu
Online Application	https://www.dwu.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.dwu.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Dakota Wesleyan University is $15,300 in average. The school has 164 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 887 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 68 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,300
Student Population	164
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	68 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Dakota Wesleyan University is $15,300 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $425.

Dakota Wesleyan University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Dakota Wesleyan 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Dakota Wesleyan University is $15,300. 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$13,550	-
2019-2020	$14,400	-
2020-2021	$15,300	-
2021-2022	$15,300	-
2022-2023	$15,300	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Dakota Wesleyan is average compared to private graduate schools in South Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the South Dakota graduate tuition is $11,596 (public) / $14,431 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Dakota Wesleyan University	$15,300
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
South Dakota Graduate Schools	$11,069	$13,252
Public	$6,756	$11,596
Private	$14,431

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $9,450 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Dakota Wesleyan University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.09% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,000. 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	$7,350	$1,850	$8,000	$1,850
2019-2020	$7,300	$1,850	$8,000	$1,850
2020-2021	$7,350	$1,850	$8,000	$1,850
2021-2022	$7,350	$1,850	$9,000	$2,000
2022-2023	$7,450	$1,850	$9,000	$2,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $425 at Dakota Wesleyan University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$400
2019-2020	$425
2020-2021	$425
2021-2022	$425
2022-2023	$425

Graduate Programs at Dakota Wesleyan

Dakota Wesleyan University offers 11 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, 72 students have completed their study at Dakota Wesleyan University.

Offered Degrees at Dakota Wesleyan University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	2	37
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0	35
Post Master's Degree	1	1	0
Total	11	3	72

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management program with 35 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) program with 18 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Dakota Wesleyan University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	35	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	0	-
Financial Planning and Services	✔	0	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Dakota Wesleyan University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	18	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	7	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-

Dakota Wesleyan University offers 11 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 72 students have completed their graduate studies.

37 students have earned/completed Master's program.
35 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
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✔	18 completers	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✔	18	-
	Total	37

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	35	-
Financial Planning and Services	✕	0	-
	Total	35

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Dakota Wesleyan

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 156 students enrolled into Dakota Wesleyan University graduate schools where it has total 887 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 65 full-time and 91 part-time graduate students. By gender, 55 male and 101 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	156	55	101
Full-time	65	32	33
Part-tme	91	23	68

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

There are 130 White (83.33%), 5 Hispanic (3.21%), and 21 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	156	55	101
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	5	1	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	130	49	81
Two More	3	1	2
Un-Known	15	3	12
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Dakota Wesleyan University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 28 graduate students (17.95% 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	156
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	28
Not in Online Courses	128

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Dakota Wesleyan University. 38 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.36% of total students), 21 students are aged above 50 (13.46%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Dakota Wesleyan University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	156	55	101
Age 20-21	7	1	6
Age 22-24	31	13	18
Age 25-29	20	8	12
Age 30-34	15	7	8
Age 35-39	18	5	13
Age 40-49	42	11	31
Age 50-64	20	8	12
Over 64	1	0	1
Age Un-Known	2	2	0

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