Dakota State University is a four-year, public school located in Madison, South Dakota. It offers 4 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, Dakota State have 3 vocational programs, 2 bachelor's degree programs, and 1 graduate program for the health profession degrees.

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Dakota State is $9,654 for South Dakota residents and $12,756 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the Dakota State's graduate tuition & fees is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 19 students have completed their health profession studies. 8 students obtained certifications, and 1 students earned the bachelor's degrees.


Dakota State University 2025 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2025 tuition & fees of Dakota State is $9,654 for South Dakota residents and $12,756 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $6,731 for in-state rate and $12,756 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at Dakota State is 88.05% and the graduation rate is 51%. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 and the retention rate is 75%.

You can find the detailed information about Dakota State University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$12,756 ($9,654)
Graduate$11,931 ($6,731)
Health Profession Programs4 programs
6 online programs
Total Programs69 programs
50 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
Student Population3,774 Students
Number of Faculties137 Faculties
Number of Staffs404 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Dakota State University offers 4 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 19 students have completed the health profession programs including 1 bachelor's degree earners and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at Dakota State with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 2 2 5
Associate 2 2 3
Bachelor 2 2 1
Master 1 1 9
Post-Bachelor Certificate 1 1 1

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator1OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1Online1OnlineNOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4OnlineNOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics-Online9OnlineNOT OFFERED2OnlineNOT OFFERED1Online