South Dakota State University Graduate Programs
South Dakota State University (referred to as South Dakota State) is a Public, 4-years school located in Brookings, SD. South Dakota State graduate schools offer through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate programs.
The 2023 tuition & fees at South Dakota State University is $9,384 for South Dakota residents and $16,917 for out-of-state students when a student take courses regularly (18 to 21 credit hours per semester). The graduate tuition per credit hour is $340 for South Dakota residents and $654 for out-of-state students for part-time students. Total 1,410 students have enrolled in graduate programs and, among enrolled students406 students enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Key Facts
Tuition & Fees | $9,384 Residents $16,917 out-of-state |
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Graduate Population | 1,410 |
Online Graduate Population | 406 |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
Offered Graduate Degrees | Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate |
South Dakota State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1920 - Current [Estimated Date]).
Graduate Programs, Number of Completers
South Dakota State offers Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate degrees through 107 gradaute programs. Last year, total 521 students have earned their degrees/certificate through graduate programs at South Dakota State. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at South Dakota State.
Master's
Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
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Agriculture [+] | 4 | 20 |
Animal Sciences | 1 | 7 |
Dairy Science | 1 | 3 |
Food Science | 1 | 2 |
Agronomy and Crop Science | 1 | 8 |
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | 3 | 7 |
Natural Resources/Conservation | 1 | 0 |
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 1 | 1 |
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 1 | 6 |
Architecture [+] | 1 | 12 |
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 1 | 12 |
Communication and Journalism [+] | 3 | 10 |
Mass Communication/Media Studies | 1 | 5 |
Communication and Media Studies (other) | 1 | 5 |
Journalism (other) | 1 | 0 |
Computer and Information Sciences [+] | 1 | 6 |
Computer and Information Sciences | 1 | 6 |
Education [+] | 6 | 45 |
Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | 5 |
Educational Leadership and Administration | 1 | 4 |
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 1 | 14 |
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 1 | 13 |
Agricultural Teacher Education | 1 | 7 |
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 1 | 2 |
Engineering [+] | 5 | 36 |
Engineering | 1 | 2 |
Agricultural Engineering | 1 | 4 |
Civil Engineering | 1 | 13 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 | 7 |
Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 10 |
Engineering Technology [+] | 1 | 1 |
Engineering/Industrial Management | 1 | 1 |
Work and Family Studies [+] | 4 | 17 |
Consumer Services and Advocacy | 1 | 1 |
Human Nutrition | 1 | 14 |
Family and Community Services | 1 | 1 |
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other) | 1 | 1 |
English Language and Literature [+] | 1 | 6 |
English Language and Literature | 1 | 6 |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | 3 | 14 |
Biology/Biological Sciences | 1 | 3 |
Biomedical Sciences | 1 | 9 |
Microbiology | 1 | 2 |
Mathematics and Statistics [+] | 2 | 27 |
Mathematics | 1 | 5 |
Statistics | 1 | 22 |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | 1 | 1 |
Geography and Environmental Studies | 1 | 1 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | 1 | 10 |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 1 | 10 |
Physical Sciences [+] | 1 | 12 |
Chemistry | 1 | 12 |
Psychology [+] | 2 | 21 |
Counseling Psychology | 1 | 20 |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 1 | 1 |
Social Sciences [+] | 4 | 22 |
Economics | 1 | 11 |
Geography | 1 | 0 |
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 | 8 |
Sociology | 1 | 3 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 8 | 67 |
Athletic Training/Trainer | 1 | 7 |
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 1 | 3 |
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 1 | 4 |
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 1 | 0 |
Public Health | 1 | 5 |
Dietetics/Dietitian | 1 | 3 |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 1 | 45 |
Clinical Nurse Leader | 1 | 0 |
Business [+] | 1 | 1 |
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other) | 1 | 1 |
Total | 52 | 335 |
Doctorate (Research)
Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
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Agriculture [+] | 6 | 11 |
Animal Sciences | 1 | 2 |
Dairy Science | 1 | 2 |
Food Science | 1 | 0 |
Agronomy and Crop Science | 1 | 6 |
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology | 1 | 1 |
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | 1 | 0 |
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | 3 | 2 |
Natural Resources/Conservation | 1 | 0 |
Environmental Science | 1 | 1 |
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 1 | 1 |
Computer and Information Sciences [+] | 1 | 0 |
Computer and Information Sciences | 1 | 0 |
Engineering [+] | 4 | 8 |
Agricultural Engineering | 1 | 3 |
Civil Engineering | 1 | 2 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 | 2 |
Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 1 |
Work and Family Studies [+] | 1 | 0 |
Human Nutrition | 1 | 0 |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | 5 | 12 |
Biology/Biological Sciences | 1 | 3 |
Biochemistry | 1 | 2 |
Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 |
Plant Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 |
Microbiology | 1 | 5 |
Mathematics and Statistics [+] | 1 | 3 |
Computational Mathematics | 1 | 3 |
Physical Sciences [+] | 1 | 5 |
Chemistry | 1 | 5 |
Social Sciences [+] | 1 | 2 |
Sociology | 1 | 2 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 2 | 6 |
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 1 | 4 |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 1 | 2 |
Total | 25 | 49 |
Doctorate (Practice)
Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 3 | 108 |
Pharmacy | 1 | 76 |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 1 | 0 |
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 32 |
Total | 3 | 108 |
Post-Bachelor's
Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
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Agriculture [+] | 4 | 0 |
Agricultural Production Operations | 1 | 0 |
Animal Sciences | 1 | 0 |
Food Technology and Processing | 1 | 0 |
Range Science and Management | 1 | 0 |
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | 1 | 0 |
Environmental Studies | 1 | 0 |
Education [+] | 3 | 13 |
Institutional Research | 1 | 0 |
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 1 | 13 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | 1 | 0 |
Engineering Technology [+] | 2 | 2 |
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | 1 | 0 |
Engineering/Industrial Management | 1 | 2 |
Work and Family Studies [+] | 3 | 5 |
Family Resource Management Studies | 1 | 0 |
Consumer Services and Advocacy | 1 | 0 |
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 1 | 5 |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | 1 | 0 |
Biotechnology | 1 | 0 |
Mathematics and Statistics [+] | 2 | 4 |
Mathematics | 1 | 0 |
Statistics | 1 | 4 |
Human Services [+] | 1 | 0 |
Community Organization and Advocacy | 1 | 0 |
Social Sciences [+] | 2 | 2 |
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 | 0 |
Sociology | 1 | 2 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 1 | 0 |
Public Health | 1 | 0 |
Business [+] | 3 | 0 |
Management Science | 1 | 0 |
Real Estate | 1 | 0 |
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other) | 1 | 0 |
Total | 23 | 26 |
Post-Master's
Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 4 | 3 |
Nursing Education | 1 | 0 |
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 1 |
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 2 |
Clinical Nurse Leader | 1 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 3 |
Tuition & Fees
For academic year 2022-2023, the graduate tuition & fees of South Dakota State are $9,384 for South Dakota residents and $16,917 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $340 for South Dakota residents and $654 for other students for part-time students and/or overloaded credit.
Tuition & Fees | Cost per Credit Hour | |||
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South Dakota residents | Out of State | South Dakota residents | Out of State | |
2019 | $8,875 | $16,094 | $370 | $671 |
2020 | $9,217 | $16,675 | $384 | $695 |
2021 | $9,285 | $16,743 | $337 | $648 |
2022 | $9,384 | $16,917 | $340 | $654 |
2023 | $9,384 | $16,917 | $340 | $654 |
2024 | $9,384 | $16,917 | $340 | $654 |
Graduate Student Population
At South Dakota State graduate schools, there are total 1,410 graduate students. Among them, 406 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 544 men and 866 women students at South Dakota State graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at South Dakota State.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 1,410 | 544 | 866 |
American Indian/Native American | 24 | 7 | 17 |
Asian | 29 | 11 | 18 |
Black/African American | 19 | 10 | 9 |
Hispanic | 24 | 10 | 14 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 914 | 279 | 635 |
Two More | 18 | 10 | 8 |
Un-Known | 18 | 6 | 12 |