Graduate School Tuition at University of South Dakota

University of South Dakota is a four-years, public school located in Vermillion, SD. It offers 99 graduate programs - 49 Master's, 22 Doctorate, and 28 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for others. A total of 2,724 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,856 students at USD.
USD offers online graduate programs and 1,136 out of 2,724 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist program has the highest salary ($99,900) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $65,700 average salary.
USD have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and Sanford School of Medicine of the .In addition, you can find USD's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

University of South Dakota is a four-years, public school located in Vermillion, 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 $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for out-of-state students. It offers ninety-nine (99) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of South Dakota
Typefour-years, public
Address414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD
Graduate School Students2,477 students
1,136 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,118
Out-of-State$12,768
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 99 Graduate Programs
49 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 28 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of South Dakota with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $7,118 and $12,768 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $340 for South Dakota residents and $654 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$6,123$11,773
Fees$995$995
Cost per Credit$340$654
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$9,060 (On-Campus) / $10,501 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,947 (On-Campus) / $6,431 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$22,325$27,975
Off-Campus Total$25,250$30,900
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$7,043$7,043$7,118$7,118$7,118
Out-of-State$12,637$12,637$12,768$12,768$12,768

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of South Dakota offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 99 major areas - 49 Master's (4 online programs), 22 Doctorate (1 online programs), 28 Post-Bachelor'(5 online programs).
495 students have been conferred Master's degree and 285 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'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total49528534-
Men17613314-
Women31915220-
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.
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Indian/Native American EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counseling Psychology 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $63,100 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingONLINE NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Community Health and Preventive MedicineONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Art Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $62,100 - -
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Research and Development ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Statistics NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mass Communication/Media Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration48 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $59,500 - -
Educational/Instructional Technology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Speech Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biomedical Sciences10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Sustainability Studies4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Kinesiology and Exercise Science23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counseling Psychology28 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $63,100 - -
Social Work NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $41,200 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Sociology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Art/Art Studies3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,400 - -
Physician Assistant25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling22ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical/Medical Social Work67 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public HealthONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Community Health and Preventive Medicine19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management73 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $65,700 - -
Accounting26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $58,000 - -
Management Information Systems NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Statistics6 NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $59,500 - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Materials ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counseling Psychology NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Science Technologies/Technicians program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Art Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $62,100 - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $65,700 - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 9,464 students enrolled in University of South Dakota including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,477 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 921 male and 1,556 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,362 full-time and 1,115 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,136 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 366 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,4771,362 1,115
Men Students921559 362
Women Students1,556803 753
By race/ethnicity 1,942 White, 46 Black, and 55 Asian students are attending at University of South Dakota. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,477 9211,556
American Indian or Native American49 1534
Asian19 3646
Black46 2521
Hispanic68 2543
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders2 20
White1,942 6981,244
Tow or More Races78 2454
Race Unknown91 3061
55 students are younger than 22 and 458 students are older than 65. The school has 1,643 students aged between 22 and 30 and 568 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,477
21 & Under55
22-24901
25-29742
30-34326
35-39242
40 & Over458
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At USD, 1,136 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 366 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,724
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,136
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses366
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,222
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,136
South Dakota Resident749
Other State In U.S.379
Outside of U.S.8
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