Graduate Programs | Dickinson State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Dickinson State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For North Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $6,576 and $6,576 for non-North Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $337.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$0	$6,060
Fees	$0	$516
Cost per Credit	$0	$337
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$7,740 (On-Campus) / $7,740 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,500 (On-Campus) / $3,500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$12,440	$19,016
Off-Campus Total	$12,440	$19,016

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$6,052	$6,576	$6,576	$6,576	-
Out-of-State	$6,052	$6,576	$6,576	$6,576	$6,576

Graduate Program Overview

Dickinson State University is a four-years, public school located in Dickinson, North 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 $6,576 for North Dakota residents and $6,576 for out-of-state students.

It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Dickinson State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND
Graduate School Students	78 students 54 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$6,576 Out-of-State$6,576
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 7 Graduate Programs 5 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Dickinson State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 5 Master's (5 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor'(2 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
Total	42	-	-	-
Men	22	-	-	-
Women	20	-	-	-

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.

Business

what is Business program?

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

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,415 students enrolled in Dickinson State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 78 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 41 male and 37 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2 full-time and 76 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 54 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 6 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	78
Men Students	41
Women Students	37

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	78
Full-time Students	2
Part-time Students	76

By race/ethnicity 64 White, 6 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Dickinson State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	78
American Indian / Native American	1
Black	6
Hispanic	2
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	64
Two or more races	2

1 students are younger than 22 and 8 students are older than 65. The school has 34 students aged between 22 and 30 and 19 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	78
21 & Under	1
22-24	15
25-29	19
30-34	11
35-39	8
40 & Over	8

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Dickinson State University, 54 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	62
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	54
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	6
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	54
North Dakota Resident	39
Other State In U.S.	14
Outside of U.S.	1

Graduate School Tuition at Dickinson State University