Dakota State University Graduate Programs

Dakota State Graduate Programs Overview

Dakota State University (referred to as Dakota State) is a Public, 4-years school located in Madison, SD. Dakota State offers total 12 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Dakota State University is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students. Total 484 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 3,241 with undergraduate students.

Dakota State 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees	South Dakota residents: $6,731 Out-of-State: $11,931
Costs per Credit	South Dakota residents: $333 Out-of-State: $622
Graduate Students	484
Graduate Programs	12 programs
Offered Graduate Degree	Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Dakota State University graduate schools offers 12 major programs and 12 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 116 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Dakota State. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Dakota State with number of completers.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	3 programs (3 online)	79
Computer and Information Sciences	1 program (1 online)	43
Information Science/Studies	1 program (1 online)	15
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1 program (1 online)	21
Education [+]	1 program (1 online)	9
Educational/Instructional Technology	1 program (1 online)	9
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1 program (1 online)	5
Medical Informatics	1 program (1 online)	5
Business [+]	1 programs (1 online)	4
Business Administration and Management	1 program (1 online)	4
Total	6 programs (6 online)	97

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	2 programs (2 online)	13
Information Science/Studies	1 program (1 online)	6
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1 program (1 online)	7
Total	2 programs (2 online)	13

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	2 programs (2 online)	3
Information Science/Studies	1 program (1 online)	3
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1 program (1 online)	0
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	1 program (1 online)	0
Mathematics	1 program (1 online)	0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1 programs (1 online)	3
Medical Informatics	1 program (1 online)	3
Total	4 programs (4 online)	6

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of Dakota State graduate programs is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for other students. The average living costs is $13,904 when a student lives on campus housing.

2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Dakota State
	South Dakota residents	Out of State
Tuition	$5,999	$11,199
Fees	$732	$732
Costs per Credit Hour	$333	$622
Living on-campus	$13,904
Living off-campus	$14,228

Graduate Student Population

At Dakota State graduate schools, there are total 484 graduate students. Among them, 395 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 363 men and 121 women students at Dakota State graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Dakota State.

By Gender and Race
Online Students

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Dakota State University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	484	363	121
American Indian/Native American	5	3	2
Asian	35	25	10
Black/African American	48	37	11
Hispanic	24	22	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	249	184	65
Two More	7	7	0
Un-Known	19	17	2

Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Dakota State
	Total Graduate Students	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Number of Students	484	395	55	34

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NSU (493)

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Dakota State (484)

Dakota State University (Dakota State) is a Public, 4-years school located in Madison, SD. The 2023 tuition & fees is $9,633 for South Dakota residents and $12,735 for out-of-state students. The school has a total enrollment of 3,241 and student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%).

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Dakota State University Graduate Programs

Dakota State University is a Public, 4-years school located in Madison, SD. Dakota State offers total 12 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

Dakota State Graduate Programs Overview

Who Accredits Dakota State University

Dakota State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1961 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate Student Population

Highest Graduate Tuition in South Dakota

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Augie ($39,840)

Presentation ($18,613)

South Dakota State ($16,917)

National American University-Rapid City ($16,425)

BHSU ($15,849)

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