Dickinson State University Graduate Schools

Dickinson State University (referred to as DSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Dickinson, ND. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Dickinson State University is $6,576 for North Dakota residents and $6,576 for out-of-state students. The school has 62 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,473 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1949 - Current).

DSU Directory Information
School Name	Dickinson State University (DSU)
Address	291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601-4896
Phone	701-483-2507
Web	https://www.dickinsonstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.dickinsonstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.dickinsonstate.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Dickinson State University is $6,576 for North Dakota residents and $6,576 for out-of-state students. The school has 62 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,473 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 77 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,576 $6,576 for North Dakota Residents
Student Population	62
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	77 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Dickinson State University is $6,576 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $337.

Dickinson State 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Dickinson State University is $6,576. 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	$5,603	$208
2019-2020	$5,826	$226
2020-2021	$6,060	$516
2021-2022	$6,060	$516
2022-2023	$6,060	$516

The graduate school tuition & fees of DSU is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in North Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the North Dakota graduate tuition is $10,473 (public) / $12,076 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Dickinson State University	$6,576
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
North Dakota Graduate Schools	$10,043	$10,387
Public	$9,076	$10,473
Private	$12,076

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,240 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Dickinson State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.18% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,240. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.18% 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	$7,298	$3,566	$7,298	$3,566
2019-2020	$7,268	$3,612	$7,268	$3,612
2020-2021	$7,486	$3,500	$7,486	$3,500
2021-2022	$7,500	$3,500	$7,500	$3,500
2022-2023	$7,740	$3,500	$7,740	$3,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $337 at Dickinson State 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	$311
2019-2020	$324
2020-2021	$337
2021-2022	$337
2022-2023	$337

Graduate Programs at DSU

Dickinson State University offers 7 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, 42 students have completed their study at Dickinson State University.

Offered Degrees at Dickinson State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	5	5	42
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	2	0
Total	7	7	42

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Secondary Education and Teaching program with 28 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Dickinson State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Business Administration and Management	✔	0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	0

Popular Master's Programs at Dickinson State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	28
Business Administration and Management	✔	8
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	6
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	0
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	0

Dickinson State University offers 7 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 42 students have completed their graduate studies.

42 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
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	28 completers
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	0
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	28
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	0
Business [+]	✔	14 completers
Business Administration and Management	✔	8
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	6
	Total	42

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Business [+]	✔	0 completers
Business Administration and Management	✔	0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	0
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at DSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 78 students enrolled into Dickinson State University graduate schools where it has total 1,473 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2 full-time and 76 part-time graduate students. By gender, 41 male and 37 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	78	41	37
Full-time	2	0	2
Part-tme	76	41	35

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

There are 64 White (82.05%), 6 Black/African American (7.69%), 2 Hispanic (2.56%), and 6 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	78	41	37
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	6	4	2
Hispanic	2	2	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	64	33	31
Two More	2	0	2
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

Dickinson State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 61 graduate students (78.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 15 graduate students (19.23% 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	78
Enrolled Online Exclusively	61
Enrolled Some Online Courses	15
Not in Online Courses	2

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Dickinson State University. 25 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.05% of total students), 6 students are aged above 50 (7.69%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Dickinson State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	78	41	37
Age 22-24	25	11	14
Age 25-29	20	13	7
Age 30-34	13	6	7
Age 35-39	10	6	4
Age 40-49	4	3	1
Age 50-64	6	2	4

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