Graduate School Tuition at Dakota Wesleyan University

Dakota Wesleyan University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Mitchell, SD. It offers 11 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $15,300 for all graduate students. A total of 164 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 887 students at Dakota Wesleyan.

Dakota Wesleyan offers online graduate programs and 86 out of 164 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Dakota Wesleyan's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Dakota Wesleyan University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Mitchell, South Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,300. It offers eleven (11) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Dakota Wesleyan University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1200 W University Ave, Mitchell, SD
Graduate School Students	156 students 86 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$15,300
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 11 Graduate Programs 7 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Dakota Wesleyan University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $15,300 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $425.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$15,300
Cost per Credit	$425
Books & Supplies	$1,500
Room & Board	$7,600 (On-Campus) / $9,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$1,850 (On-Campus) / $2,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$26,250
Off-Campus Total	$27,800

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$14,400	$15,300	$15,300	$15,300	$15,300

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Dakota Wesleyan University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 11 major areas - 7 Master's (2 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'(1 online programs).

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	37	-	35	-
Men	21	-	19	-
Women	16	-	16	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	^ONLINE
Financial Planning and Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		^ONLINE

Graduate Student Population

Total 926 students enrolled in Dakota Wesleyan University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 156 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 55 male and 101 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 65 full-time and 91 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 86 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 70 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	156	65	91
Men Students	55	32	23
Women Students	101	33	68

By race/ethnicity 130 White, 0 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Dakota Wesleyan University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	156	55	101
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Hispanic	5	1	4
White	130	49	81
Tow or More Races	3	1	2
Race Unknown	15	3	12

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Dakota Wesleyan, 86 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 70 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	164
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	86
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	70
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	8

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	86
South Dakota Resident	45
Other State In U.S.	40
Outside of U.S.	1

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