Dakota State University (Dakota State) is a four-year, public school located in Madison, SD.
It offers 17 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 7 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,731 for in-state and $11,931 for out-of-state students.
A total of 708 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,774 students at Dakota State. Dakota State offers online graduate programs and 613 out of 708 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Dakota State's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for out-of-state students. It offers seventeen (17) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Dakota State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD |
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| Graduate School Students | 558 students
613 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$6,731
Out-of-State$11,931 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 17 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Dakota State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,999 | $11,199 |
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| Fees | $732 | $732 |
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| Cost per Credit | $333 | $622 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $9,742 (On-Campus) / $10,599 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,377 (On-Campus) / $7,855 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $23,850 | $29,050 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,185 | $31,385 |
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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 | $6,660 | $6,731 | $6,731 | $6,731 | $6,731 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,809 | $11,931 | $11,931 | $11,931 | $11,931 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Dakota State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 17 major areas - 7 Master's (7 online programs), 3 Doctorate (2 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs). 141 students have been conferred Master's degree and 36 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 141 | 36 | 18 | - |
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| Men | 94 | 33 | 12 | - |
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| Women | 47 | 3 | 6 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
2ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Dakota State graduate schools have a total of 558 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 423 male and 135 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 117 full-time and 441 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 613 students enrolled through online exclusively and 31 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 264 White, 62 Black, and 42 Asian students are attending at Dakota State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
18 grad students are younger than 22 and 252 students are older than 65. It has 227 students aged between 22 and 30 and 211 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 558 |
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| Men | 423 |
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| Women | 135 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 558 |
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| Full-time Students | 117 |
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| Part-time Students | 441 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 558 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 6 |
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| Asian | 42 |
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| Black | 62 |
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| Hispanic | 27 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 264 |
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| Two or more races | 8 |
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| Un-Known | 22 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 558 |
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| 21 & Under | 18 |
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| 22-24 | 105 |
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| 25-29 | 122 |
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| 30-34 | 115 |
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| 35-39 | 96 |
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| 40 & Over | 252 |
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Online Population
At Dakota State University graduate schools, 613 students enrolled online exclusively and 31 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 708 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 613 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 31 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 64 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 613 |
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| South Dakota Resident | 198 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 391 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 24 |
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