Vocational Programs at Northern State University

Certificate Programs at Northern State University

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
13	79	$11,947

Northern State University is a four-years, public school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school focuses on the bachelor's or higher degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $37,300. A total of 3,344 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 50%. Northern State University offer 79 programs and, among them, 13 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Northern State University offers 13 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again Northern State University mainly offers bachelor's and graduate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
German Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Chinese Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Geography	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
American Government and Politics (United States	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Jazz/Jazz Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Pedagogy	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts Management	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
History	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Northern State University. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $33,400 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $37,300 for Northern State University graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Northern State University Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$33,400	$36,900	$30,600
7 Years After Graduation	$31,500	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$37,000	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$34,500	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$37,300	$43,800	$32,400

On-Campus Student Services

Northern State University provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided