Black Hills State University

Graduate Programs

Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Spearfish, SD. It offers 26 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 12 Doctorate, and 6 Post-bachelor's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $8,384 for all graduate students in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 290 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 4,035 students at BHSU.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Black Hills State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Spearfish, South Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,384 for South Dakota residents and $8,384 for other students in average.

It offers twenty-six graduate programs: 8 Master's, 12 Doctorate, 6 Post-Bachelor's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 67 students have been conferred Master's degree and 49 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Black Hills State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	1200 University St, Spearfish, SD
Graduate School Students	174 students 147 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,384 Out-of-State$8,384
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 26 Graduate Programs 8 Master's, 6 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at Black Hills State University 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 $8,384 and $8,384 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $466.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$8,384	$8,384
Cost per Credit	$466	$466
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$7,200 (On-Campus) / $7,200 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,500 (On-Campus) / $4,500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$21,284	$21,284
Off-Campus Total	$21,284	$21,284

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$7,956	$7,997	$8,116	$8,384	$8,384
Out-of-State	$7,956	$7,997	$8,116	$8,384	$8,384

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Black Hills State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 54 major areas - 7 Master's (5 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor'. 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	67	49	-	-
Men	24	23	-	-
Women	43	26	-	-

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.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sustainability Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	34^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Molecular Genetics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sustainability Studies	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Business

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

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Pedagogy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public/Applied History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Behavior Studies	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sustainability Studies	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Molecular Genetics	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Reading Teacher Education	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Secondary Education and Teaching	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Behavior Studies	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,858 students enrolled in Black Hills State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 174 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 61 male and 113 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 23 full-time and 151 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 147 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 2 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	174
Men Students	61
Women Students	113

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	174
Full-time Students	23
Part-time Students	151

By race/ethnicity 122 White, 6 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Black Hills State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	174
American Indian / Native American	2
Black	6
Hispanic	7
White	122
Two or more races	5
Un-Known	28

1 students are younger than 22 and 42 students are older than 65. The school has 72 students aged between 22 and 30 and 59 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	174
21 & Under	1
22-24	31
25-29	41
30-34	31
35-39	28
40 & Over	42

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Black Hills State University, 147 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2 students are enrolled in some online courses.