Graduate Programs at Northern State University

Graduate School Overview

Northern State University (referred to as NSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Aberdeen, SD. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1940 - Current[Estimated Date]).

NSU Directory Information
School Name	Northern State University (NSU)
Address	1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
Phone	605-626-3011
Web	https://www.northern.edu
Online Application	https://apply.northern.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.northern.edu/admission-aid/costs-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Northern State University is $6,736 for South Dakota residents and $11,936 for out-of-state students. The school has 473 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,340 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 66 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 18 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,936 $6,736 for South Dakota Residents
Student Population	473
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	66 graduate programs (18 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northern State University is $6,736 for South Dakota residents and $11,936 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $374 for South Dakota residents and $663 for out-of-state students.

Northern State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Northern 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, remedial services, 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)	18 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Northern State University is $6,736 for South Dakota residents and $11,936 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	$719	$10,733	$719
2019-2020	$5,939	$726	$11,088	$726
2020-2021	$5,939	$726	$11,088	$726
2021-2022	$5,999	$737	$11,199	$737
2022-2023	$5,999	$737	$11,199	$737

The graduate school tuition & fees of NSU is average compared to public graduate schools in South Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the South Dakota graduate tuition is $12,966 (public) / $12,879 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northern State University	$6,736	$11,936
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
South Dakota Graduate Schools	$11,069	$13,252
Public	$7,435	$12,966
Private	$12,879

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,750 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Northern State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.23% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,750. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.23% 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	$8,029	$4,100	$8,950	$4,100
2019-2020	$8,925	$4,200	$8,925	$4,200
2020-2021	$8,925	$4,200	$8,925	$4,200
2021-2022	$9,150	$4,300	$9,150	$4,300
2022-2023	$9,150	$4,600	$9,150	$4,600

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $374 for South Dakota residents and $663 for other students at Northern 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	$370	$656
2021-2022	$374	$663
2022-2023	$374	$663

Graduate Programs at NSU

Northern State 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, 92 students have completed their study at Northern State University.

Offered Degrees at Northern State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	4	92
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	2	0
Total	11	6	92

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the German Studies program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 34 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northern State University
Program	Available Online	Average Earning after graduation
German Studies	✔	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	34	$39,600
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	20	$39,600
Music Teacher Education	✔	15	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	14	$43,400
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	13	-

Northern State 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 92 students have completed their graduate studies.

92 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 [+]	✔ (4 completers)	75 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	34	$39,600
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	13	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	13	$43,400
Music Teacher Education	✔	15	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	13	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✕	4	-
	Total	92

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
German Studies	✔	0	-
Education [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at NSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 473 students enrolled into Northern State University graduate schools where it has total 3,340 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 57 full-time and 416 part-time graduate students. By gender, 126 male and 347 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	473	126	347
Full-time	57	32	25
Part-tme	416	94	322

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

There are 442 White (93.45%), 5 Black/African American (1.06%), 6 Hispanic (1.27%), 4 Asian (0.85%), and 16 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	473	126	347
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	4	1	3
Black/African American	5	5	0
Hispanic	6	2	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	442	113	329
Two More	5	0	5
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	7	4	3

Northern State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 370 graduate students (78.22% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 36 graduate students (7.61% 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	473
Enrolled Online Exclusively	370
Enrolled Some Online Courses	36
Not in Online Courses	67

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northern State University. 79 students are aged 20 to 24 (16.70% of total students), 67 students are aged above 50 (14.16%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northern State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	473	126	347
Age 20-21	2	1	1
Age 22-24	77	32	45
Age 25-29	92	25	67
Age 30-34	78	16	62
Age 35-39	58	19	39
Age 40-49	99	16	83
Age 50-64	66	17	49
Over 64	1	0	1

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