Dakota State University

Online Program Overview

Dakota State University is a four-years, public school located in Madison, South Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2021-2022, the tuition & fees are $9,633 for South Dakota residents and $12,735 for other students on average.

It offers 55 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 34 programs - 1 Certificate, 6 Associates, 13 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Dakota State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD
Online Students	1,756 Enrolled Online Exclusively 684 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$9,633 Out-of-State$12,735
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	34 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Associates	6 Programs
Bachelors	13 Programs
Masters	6 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	4 Programs

2022 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Dakota State University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $9,633 and $12,735 for non-South Dakota residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $321 for South Dakota residents and $425 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$9,147	$9,276	$9,536	$9,536	$9,633
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$12,077	$12,249	$12,606	$12,606	$12,735
Graduate (In-State)	$6,367	$6,464	$6,660	$6,660	$6,731
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$11,277	$11,448	$11,809	$11,809	$11,931

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$279	$283	$291	$251	$321
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$376	$382	$394	$354	$425
Graduate (In-State)	$354	$359	$370	$330	$333
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$627	$636	$656	$616	$622

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Dakota State University offers 55 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 34 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificate, 6 Associates, 13 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	6	13	6	1	4
Overall Programs	1	7	28	6	2	4

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	6	18	13	7	21
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	10	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	28	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	12	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics And Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Military Technologies And Applied Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Strategic Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	4	3	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Dakota State University, there are 3,186 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,440 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,756 students are enrolled exclusively and 684 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,186
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,756
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	684
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	746

By student location, out of a total of 1,756 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 976 South Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 744 students living in the U.S. States other than South Dakota, and 32 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.