Graduate School Tuition at Dickinson State University

Dickinson State University is a four-years, public school located in Dickinson, ND. It offers 7 graduate programs - 5 Master's, and 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $6,576 for all graduate students. A total of 62 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,473 students at DSU.

DSU offers online graduate programs and 54 out of 62 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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

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Graduate Program Overview

Dickinson State University is a four-years, public school located in Dickinson, North 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 $6,576 for North Dakota residents and $6,576 for out-of-state students. It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Dickinson State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND
Graduate School Students	78 students 54 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$6,576 Out-of-State$6,576
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 7 Graduate Programs 5 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

For North Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $6,576 and $6,576 for non-North Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $337.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$0	$6,060
Fees	$0	$516
Cost per Credit	$0	$337
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$7,740 (On-Campus) / $7,740 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,500 (On-Campus) / $3,500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$12,440	$19,016
Off-Campus Total	$12,440	$19,016

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$6,052	$6,576	$6,576	$6,576	-
Out-of-State	$6,052	$6,576	$6,576	$6,576	$6,576

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Dickinson State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 5 Master's (5 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs).

42 students have been conferred Master's degree and 31 students have received Doctorate degree last year. 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	42	31	-	-
Men	22	15	-	-
Women	20	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.

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	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
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	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

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Receptionist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,415 students enrolled in Dickinson State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 78 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 41 male and 37 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2 full-time and 76 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 54 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 6 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	78	2	76
Men Students	41	0	41
Women Students	37	2	35

By race/ethnicity 64 White, 6 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Dickinson State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	78	41	37
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Black	6	4	2
Hispanic	2	2	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	64	33	31
Tow or More Races	2	0	2

1 students are younger than 22 and 8 students are older than 65. The school has 34 students aged between 22 and 30 and 19 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	78
21 & Under	1
22-24	15
25-29	19
30-34	11
35-39	8
40 & Over	8

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

At DSU, 54 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	62
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	54
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	6
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	54
North Dakota Resident	39
Other State In U.S.	14
Outside of U.S.	1

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