Graduate Programs at Oglala Lakota College

Graduate School Overview

Oglala Lakota College (referred to as Oglala Lakota) is a Public, 4 years school located in Kyle, SD. Oglala Lakota is a tribal college.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1983 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Oglala Lakota Directory Information
School Name	Oglala Lakota College (Oglala Lakota)
Address	490 Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, SD 57752-0490
Phone	605-455-6000
Web	https://www.olc.edu
Online Application	https://exweb.olc.edu/ICS/Home.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online
Financial Info	https://www.olc.edu/student_services/financial_aid.htm

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Oglala Lakota is $2,518 for South Dakota residents and $2,518 for out-of-state students. The school has 30 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,177 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 30 graduate programs through Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$2,518 $2,518 for South Dakota Residents
Student Population	30
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	30 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Oglala Lakota is $2,518 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $115.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Dakota Residents	$2,518
Out-of-State	$2,518
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Dakota Residents	$115
Out-of-State	$115

Oglala Lakota offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Oglala Lakota College is $2,518. 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	$1,035	$276
2019-2020	$2,070	$448
2020-2021	$2,070	$448
2021-2022	$2,070	$448
2022-2023	$2,070	$448
2023-2024	$2,070	$448

The graduate school tuition & fees of Oglala Lakota is very inexpensive 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
Oglala Lakota College	$2,518
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 $11,650 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Oglala Lakota.

On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,650. 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	$6,300	$1,850	$6,600	$4,850
2019-2020	$7,200	$4,450	$7,200	$4,450
2020-2021	$7,200	$4,450	$7,200	$4,450
2021-2022	$7,200	$4,450	$7,200	$4,450
2022-2023	$7,200	$4,450	$7,200	$4,450
2023-2024	$7,200	$4,450	$7,200	$4,450

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $115 at Oglala Lakota College. 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	$115
2019-2020	$115
2020-2021	$115
2021-2022	$115
2022-2023	$115
2023-2024	$115

Graduate Programs at Oglala Lakota

Oglala Lakota College offers 2 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 8 students have completed their study at Oglala Lakota College.

Offered Degrees at Oglala Lakota College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	0	8
Total	2	0	8

The most popular program at Oglala Lakota College is the American Indian/Native American Studies program and last year 5 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Oglala Lakota College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
American Indian/Native American Studies	✕	5	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	3	-

Oglala Lakota College offers 2 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 8 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
American Indian/Native American Studies	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	3	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at Oglala Lakota

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 30 students enrolled into Oglala Lakota College graduate schools where it has total 1,177 students including undergraduate students. By gender, 7 male and 23 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	30	7	23
Part-tme	30	7	23

Oglala Lakota College is a tribal school and 30 (100.00% of total students) students are American Indian/native American at Oglala Lakota College. and 0 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	30	7	23
American Indian/Native American	30	7	23
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	0	0	0
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Oglala Lakota College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 14 graduate students (46.67% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 15 graduate students (50.00% 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	30
Enrolled Online Exclusively	14
Enrolled Some Online Courses	15
Not in Online Courses	1

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Oglala Lakota College. 0 students are aged 20 to 24 (0.00% of total students), 8 students are aged above 50 (26.67%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Oglala Lakota College.