2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northern 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 $6,736 and $11,936 for non-South Dakota residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $374 for South Dakota residents and $663 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$737$737
Cost per Credit$374$663
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$10,300 (On-Campus) / $10,300 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,000 (On-Campus) / $3,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$21,236$26,436
Off-Campus Total$21,236$26,436
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$6,665$6,665$6,736$6,736$6,736
Out-of-State$11,814$11,814$11,936$11,936$11,936

Graduate Program Overview

Northern State University is a four-years, public school located in Aberdeen, 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 $6,736 for South Dakota residents and $11,936 for out-of-state students.
It offers seventeen (17) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNorthern State University
TypeFour-years, Public
Address1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD
Graduate School Students473 students
392 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$6,736
Out-of-State$11,936
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 17 Graduate Programs
10 Master's, 7 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Northern State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 17 major areas - 10 Master's (8 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor'(5 online programs). 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
Total64---
Men30---
Women34---
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
German StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Secondary School Administration/PrincipalshipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Banking and Financial Support Services-ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Financial Mathematics6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Banking and Financial Support Services5ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,340 students enrolled in Northern State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 473 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 126 male and 347 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 57 full-time and 416 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 392 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 33 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total473
Men Students126
Women Students347
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total473
Full-time Students57
Part-time Students416
By race/ethnicity 442 White, 5 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Northern State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total473
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian4
Black5
Hispanic6
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White442
Two or more races5
2 students are younger than 22 and 165 students are older than 65. The school has 183 students aged between 22 and 30 and 143 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total473
21 & Under2
22-2490
25-2993
30-3479
35-3964
40 & Over165
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northern State University, 392 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 33 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment493
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses392
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses33
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses68
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses392
South Dakota Resident339
Other State In U.S.51
Outside of U.S.2


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