Dakota Wesleyan University (Dakota Wesleyan) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Mitchell, SD.
It offers 15 graduate programs - 10 Master's, 5 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,300.
A total of 121 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 892 students at Dakota Wesleyan. Dakota Wesleyan offers online graduate programs and 106 out of 121 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Dakota Wesleyan'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 $15,300. It offers fifteen (15) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Dakota Wesleyan University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1200 W University Ave, Mitchell, SD |
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| Graduate School Students | 119 students
106 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $15,300 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 15 Graduate Programs
10 Master's, 5 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Dakota Wesleyan University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Dakota Wesleyan University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $15,300 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $425.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $15,300 |
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| Cost per Credit | $425 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $8,100 (On-Campus) / $9,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,850 (On-Campus) / $2,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,750 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,800 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $15,300 | $15,300 | $15,300 | $15,300 | $15,300 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Dakota Wesleyan University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 15 major areas - 10 Master's (8 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs).
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 | 46 | - | 32 | - |
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| Men | 27 | - | 15 | - |
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| Women | 19 | - | 17 | - |
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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
Dakota Wesleyan graduate schools have a total of 119 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 63 male and 56 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 72 full-time and 47 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 106 students enrolled through online exclusively and 15 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 102 White, 4 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Dakota Wesleyan University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 119 |
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| Men | 63 |
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| Women | 56 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 119 |
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| Full-time Students | 72 |
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| Part-time Students | 47 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 119 |
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| Asian | 1 |
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| Black | 4 |
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| Hispanic | 8 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 102 |
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| Two or more races | 2 |
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Online Population
At Dakota Wesleyan University graduate schools, 106 students enrolled online exclusively and 15 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 121 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 106 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 15 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 106 |
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| South Dakota Resident | 42 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 63 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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