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 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $9,633 for South Dakota residents and $12,735 for other students on average.

It offers 58 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 42 programs - 9 Certificate, 6 Associates, 15 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameDakota State University
Typefour-years, public
Address820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD
Online Students1,773 Enrolled Online Exclusively
709 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,633
Out-of-State$12,735
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,731
Out-of-State$11,931
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total42 Programs
Certificate9 Programs
Associates6 Programs
Bachelors15 Programs
Masters6 Programs
Doctorate2 Programs
Post-Graduate4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Dakota State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $9,633 and $12,735 for non-South Dakota residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $6,731 and $11,931 for out-of-state students.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $254 for South Dakota residents and $357 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.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
Tuition & feesCost Per Credit HourTuition Change Chart
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,536$9,536$9,633$9,633$9,633
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$12,606$12,606$12,735$12,735$12,735
Graduate (In-State)$6,660$6,660$6,731$6,731$6,731
Graduate (Out-of-State)$11,809$11,809$11,931$11,931$11,931
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$291$251$254$254$254
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$394$354$357$357$357
Graduate (In-State)$370$330$333$333$333
Graduate (Out-of-State)$656$616$622$622$622
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Dakota State University offers 58 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 42 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 9 Certificates, 6 Associates, 15 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 2 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
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs9615 624
Overall Programs11629 624
The following 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
Education
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Mathematics and Statistics
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Business

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Dakota State University, there are 3,241 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,482 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,773 students are enrolled exclusively and 709 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,241
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,773
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses709
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses759
By student location, out of a total of 1,773 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,036 South Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 710 students living in the U.S. States other than South Dakota, and 27 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,773
South Dakota Resident1,036
Other State In U.S.710
Outside of U.S.27
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,773
Undergraduate1,378
Graduate395
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,378
Degree/Certificate Seeking620
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking758


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