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South Dakota State University Graduate School

South Dakota State University (referred to as South Dakota State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Brookings, SD.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of South Dakota State is $9,384 for South Dakota residents and $16,917 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,410 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,327 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

South Dakota State University (referred to as South Dakota State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Brookings, SD.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1920 - Current[Estimated Date]).
South Dakota State Directory Information
School NameSouth Dakota State University (South Dakota State)
Address1004 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD 57007-1898
Phone800-952-3541
Webhttps://www.sdstate.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/apply-now
Financial Infohttps://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/office-financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of South Dakota State is $9,384 for South Dakota residents and $16,917 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,410 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,327 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 221 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$16,917
$9,384 for South Dakota Residents
Student Population1,410
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs221 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at South Dakota State is $9,384 for South Dakota residents and $16,917 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $340 for South Dakota residents and $654 for out-of-state students.
South Dakota State offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Dakota Residents$9,384
Out-of-State$16,917
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Dakota Residents$340
Out-of-State$654
South 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)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, 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 South Dakota State University is $9,384 for South Dakota residents and $16,917 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$7,825$1,050$15,044$1,050
2019-2020$8,083$1,134$15,541$1,134
2020-2021$8,083$1,202$15,541$1,202
2021-2022$8,164$1,220$15,697$1,220
2022-2023$8,164$1,220$15,697$1,220
2023-2024$8,164$1,220$15,697$1,220
The graduate school tuition & fees of South Dakota State is expensive 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
South Dakota State University$9,384$16,917
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 $15,071 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at South Dakota State.
On-campus living costs are increased by 14.56% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,999. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.31% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$8,563$4,300$8,563$4,300
2019-2020$8,105$3,894$8,726$4,580
2020-2021$8,069$4,007$8,901$4,714
2021-2022$8,054$4,063$9,025$4,780
2022-2023$8,087$4,348$9,657$5,115
2023-2024$9,562$4,683$10,490$5,509
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $340 for South Dakota residents and $654 for other students at South 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$370$671
2019-2020$384$695
2020-2021$337$648
2021-2022$340$654
2022-2023$340$654
2023-2024$340$654
The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at South Dakota State.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at South Dakota State University
South Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Pharmacy$10,192$10,423$21,806$10,423

Graduate Programs at South Dakota State

South Dakota State University offers 108 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, 526 students have completed their study at South Dakota State University.
Offered Degrees at South Dakota State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree530340
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship25049
Doctor's degree - other30108
Post Bachelor's Degree23026
Post Master's Degree403
Total1080526
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at South Dakota State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the College Student Counseling and Personnel Services program with 13 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 45 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 76 completers.
South Dakota State University offers 108 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 526 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 340 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 108 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 26 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 3 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Animal Sciences✕7-
Dairy Science✕3-
Food Science✕2-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕8-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕--
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management✕1-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕6-
Architecture [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕12-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕5-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕5-
Journalism (other)✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕5-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕4-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕14-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕13-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕7-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✕2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Engineering✕2-
Agricultural Engineering✕4-
Civil Engineering✕13-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕7-
Mechanical Engineering✕10-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Consumer Services and Advocacy✕1-
Human Nutrition✕14-
Family and Community Services✕1-
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)✕1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 6 completers-
English Language and Literature✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biomedical Sciences✕9-
Microbiology✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Mathematics✕5-
Statistics✕22-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Geography and Environmental Studies✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management✕10-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Chemistry✕12-
Psychology [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Counseling Psychology✕20-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology✕1-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Economics✕11-
Geography✕--
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕8-
Sociology✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 67 completers-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕7-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✕3-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕4-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕--
Public Health✕5-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕3-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕45-
Clinical Nurse Leader✕--
Business [+] ✕ 1 completers-
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)✕1-
Total340
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Animal Sciences✕2-
Dairy Science✕2-
Food Science✕--
Agronomy and Crop Science✕6-
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology✕1-
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology✕--
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕--
Environmental Science✕1-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ --
Computer and Information Sciences✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Agricultural Engineering✕3-
Civil Engineering✕2-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕2-
Mechanical Engineering✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ --
Human Nutrition✕--
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biochemistry✕2-
Molecular Biology✕1-
Plant Molecular Biology✕1-
Microbiology✕5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computational Mathematics✕3-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Chemistry✕5-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Sociology✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕4-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕2-
Total49
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 108 completers-
Pharmacy✕76-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕--
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕32-
Total108
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ --
Animal Sciences✕--
Education [+] ✕ 13 completers-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✕13-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ --
Consumer Services and Advocacy✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Mathematics✕--
Statistics✕4-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕--
Sociology✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ --
Public Health✕--
Business [+] ✕ --
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)✕--
Total26
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕1-
Clinical Nurse Leader✕--
Total3

Graduate Student Population at South Dakota State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,410 students enrolled into South Dakota State University graduate schools where it has total 11,327 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 548 full-time and 862 part-time graduate students. By gender, 544 male and 866 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,410544866
Full-time548235313
Part-tme862309553
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 914 White (64.82%), 19 Black/African American (1.35%), 24 Hispanic (1.70%), 29 Asian (2.06%), and 424 students with other races. 363 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,410544866
American Indian/Native American24717
Asian291118
Black/African American19109
Hispanic241014
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White914279635
Two More18108
Un-Known18612
Non-resident Alien363211152
South Dakota State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 406 graduate students (28.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 217 graduate students (15.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,410
Enrolled Online Exclusively406
Enrolled Some Online Courses217
Not in Online Courses787

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