Online Degrees and Programs at Dakota State University

Online Program Overview

Dakota State University offers 70 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 55 major programs - 16 Certificate, 8 Associate, 16 Bachelors, 7 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 6 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,654 for South Dakota residents and $12,756 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,271 students out of total 3,774 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 596 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Dakota State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameDakota State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD
Online Students2,271 Enrolled Online Exclusively
682 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,654
Out-of-State$12,756
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,731
Out-of-State$11,931
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total55 Programs
Certificate16 Programs
Associates8 Programs
Bachelors16 Programs
Masters7 Programs
Doctorate2 Programs
Post-Graduate6 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Dakota State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $9,654 and $12,756 for non-South Dakota residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $6,731 and $11,931 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $254 for South Dakota residents and $357 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,536$9,633$9,633$9,633$9,654
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$12,606$12,735$12,735$12,735$12,756
Graduate (In-State)$6,660$6,731$6,731$6,731$6,731
Graduate (Out-of-State)$11,809$11,931$11,931$11,931$11,931
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$251$254$254$254$254
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$354$357$357$357$357
Graduate (In-State)$330$333$333$333$333
Graduate (Out-of-State)$616$622$622$622$622

Online Programs By Area of Study

Dakota State University offers 70 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 55 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Certificate, 8 Associates, 16 Bachelors, 7 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs16816 726
Overall Programs19826 737

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Dakota State University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences9 NOT OFFERED 1 64 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Technology11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies12 6 19 40 5 2
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignONLY IN CLASSROOM 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED 1 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance12 NOT OFFERED 7 30 6 ONLY IN CLASSROOM
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 15 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mathematics2 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
what is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Strategic IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician1 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 5 NOT OFFERED 1
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 6 10 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping2 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Dakota State University, there are 3,774 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,953 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,271 students are enrolled exclusively and 682 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,774
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,271
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses682
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses821

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,271 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,402 South Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 818 students living in the U.S. States other than South Dakota, and 49 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,271
South Dakota Resident1,402
Other State In U.S.820
Outside of U.S.49
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,271
Undergraduate1,658
Graduate613
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,658
Degree/Certificate Seeking750
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking908
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