2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Dakota 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 $6,731 and $11,931 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,999$11,199
Fees$732$732
Cost per Credit$333$622
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$8,990 (On-Campus) / $9,776 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,286 (On-Campus) / $7,757 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,207$28,407
Off-Campus Total$25,464$30,664
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$6,660$6,660$6,731$6,731$6,731
Out-of-State$11,809$11,809$11,931$11,931$11,931

Graduate Program Overview

Dakota State University is a four-years, public school located in Madison, 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 $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for out-of-state students.
It offers twelve (12) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameDakota State University
TypeFour-years, Public
Address820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD
Graduate School Students468 students
395 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$6,731
Out-of-State$11,931
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 12 Graduate Programs
6 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Dakota State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 12 major areas - 6 Master's (6 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor'(4 online programs). 97 students have been conferred Master's degree and 13 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total97136-
Men67114-
Women3022-
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.
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies-ONLINE -ONLINE 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance-ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical Informatics-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences43ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies15ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance21ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical Informatics5ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies-ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance-ONLINE -ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,219 students enrolled in Dakota State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 468 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 350 male and 118 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 90 full-time and 378 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 395 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 55 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total468
Men Students350
Women Students118
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total468
Full-time Students90
Part-time Students378
By race/ethnicity 253 White, 37 Black, and 34 Asian students are attending at Dakota State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total468
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian34
Black37
Hispanic24
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White253
Two or more races8
Un-Known17
11 students are younger than 22 and 171 students are older than 65. The school has 154 students aged between 22 and 30 and 148 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total468
21 & Under11
22-2470
25-2984
30-3489
35-3959
40 & Over171
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Dakota State University, 395 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 55 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment484
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses395
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses55
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses34
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses395
South Dakota Resident86
Other State In U.S.291
Outside of U.S.18


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