University of Sioux Falls Graduate Schools

University of Sioux Falls (referred to as Sioux Falls) is a Private, 4 years school located in Sioux Falls, SD. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Sioux Falls is $7,200 in average. The school has 269 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,594 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1958 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Sioux Falls Directory Information
School Name	University of Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls)
Address	1101 W 22nd St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105-1699
Phone	605-331-5000
Web	https://www.usiouxfalls.edu
Online Application	https://my.usiouxfalls.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admissions_Home.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0&formname=Undergraduate+Application+Form
Financial Info	https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=162

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Sioux Falls is $7,200 in average. The school has 269 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,594 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 59 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,200
Student Population	269
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	59 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Sioux Falls is $7,200 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $400.

University of Sioux Falls offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Sioux Falls 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)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) 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 University of Sioux Falls is $7,200. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.27% 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	$6,930	-
2019-2020	$7,020	-
2020-2021	$7,110	-
2021-2022	$7,110	-
2022-2023	$7,200	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Sioux Falls is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in South Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 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
University of Sioux Falls	$7,200
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
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 $12,505 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Sioux Falls. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.29% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,300. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.38% 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	$3,650	$8,925	$4,065
2019-2020	$7,550	$3,730	$9,130	$4,155
2020-2021	$7,770	$3,790	$9,285	$4,225
2021-2022	$7,930	$3,840	$9,415	$4,285
2022-2023	$8,090	$3,950	$9,885	$4,415

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $400 at University of Sioux Falls. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.27% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$385
2019-2020	$390
2020-2021	$395
2021-2022	$395
2022-2023	$400

Graduate Programs at Sioux Falls

University of Sioux Falls offers 8 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 144 students have completed their study at University of Sioux Falls.

Offered Degrees at University of Sioux Falls
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	3	144
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	0
Total	8	3	144

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Sioux Falls by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 68 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Organizational Leadership program with 0 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Sioux Falls
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	68	$52,400
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	23	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	21	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	12	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	$46,300

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Sioux Falls
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Leadership	✕	0	-

University of Sioux Falls offers 8 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 144 students have completed their graduate studies.

144 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	76 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	9	$46,300
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	6	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	21	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	5	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	23	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	12	-
Business [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	68	$52,400
	Total	144

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Sioux Falls

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 288 students enrolled into University of Sioux Falls graduate schools where it has total 1,594 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 63 full-time and 225 part-time graduate students. By gender, 116 male and 172 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	288	116	172
Full-time	63	39	24
Part-tme	225	77	148

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

There are 240 White (83.33%), 11 Black/African American (3.82%), 6 Hispanic (2.08%), 2 Asian (0.69%), and 29 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	288	116	172
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	2	0	2
Black/African American	11	8	3
Hispanic	6	0	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	240	95	145
Two More	13	6	7
Un-Known	13	4	9
Non-resident Alien	2	2	0

University of Sioux Falls offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 109 graduate students (37.85% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 41 graduate students (14.24% 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	288
Enrolled Online Exclusively	109
Enrolled Some Online Courses	41
Not in Online Courses	138

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Sioux Falls. 66 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.92% of total students), 20 students are aged above 50 (6.94%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Sioux Falls.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	288	116	172
Age 20-21	4	2	2
Age 22-24	62	39	23
Age 25-29	48	10	38
Age 30-34	54	22	32
Age 35-39	41	16	25
Age 40-49	59	20	39
Age 50-64	19	7	12
Over 64	1	0	1

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