Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a four-year, public school located in Spearfish, SD.
It offers 13 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 5 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,916 for in-state and $15,849 for out-of-state students.
A total of 148 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,346 students at BHSU. BHSU offers online graduate programs and 55 out of 148 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,916 for South Dakota residents and $15,849 for out-of-state students. It offers thirteen (13) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Black Hills State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1200 University St, Spearfish, SD |
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| Graduate School Students | 196 students
55 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,916
Out-of-State$15,849 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 13 Graduate Programs
8 Master's, 5 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Black Hills State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $8,916 and $15,849 for non-South Dakota residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $470 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $7,998 | $14,931 |
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| Fees | $918 | $918 |
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| Cost per Credit | $470 | $622 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,092 |
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| Room & Board | $12,160 (On-Campus) / $13,018 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,674 (On-Campus) / $3,674 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,842 | $32,775 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,700 | $33,633 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,384 | $8,916 | $8,916 | $8,916 | $8,916 |
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| Out-of-State | $8,384 | $15,849 | $15,849 | $15,849 | $15,849 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Black Hills State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 13 major areas - 8 Master's (6 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor's.
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 |
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| Total | 43 | - | - | - |
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| Men | 17 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 26 | - | - | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
BHSU graduate schools have a total of 196 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 47 male and 149 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 18 full-time and 178 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 55 students enrolled through online exclusively and 14 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 101 White, 3 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Black Hills State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 196 |
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| Men | 47 |
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| Women | 149 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 196 |
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| Full-time Students | 18 |
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| Part-time Students | 178 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 196 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 1 |
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| Black | 3 |
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| Hispanic | 1 |
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| White | 101 |
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| Two or more races | 2 |
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| Un-Known | 81 |
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Online Population
At Black Hills State University graduate schools, 55 students enrolled online exclusively and 14 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 148 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 55 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 14 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 79 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 55 |
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| South Dakota Resident | 23 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 32 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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