Dakota State University

Online Degrees and Programs

Dakota State University offers 55 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 34 major programs - 1 Certificate, 6 Associate, 13 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 4 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees are $9,536 for South Dakota residents and $12,606 for out-of-state students. Total 1,577 students out of total 3,382 students have enrolled online exclusively. Dakota State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Dakota State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Madison, South Dakota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $9,536 for South Dakota residents and $12,606 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	Public, 4 or more years
Address	820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD
Online Students	1,704 Enrolled Online Exclusively 502 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$9,536 Out-of-State$12,606
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

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $9,536 and $12,606 for non-South Dakota residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $251 for South Dakota residents and $354 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $330 for South Dakota residents and $616 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,927	$9,147	$9,276	$9,536	$9,536
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$11,843	$12,077	$12,249	$12,606	$12,606
Graduate (In-State)	$6,181	$6,367	$6,464	$6,660	$6,660
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$11,066	$11,277	$11,448	$11,809	$11,809

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$272	$279	$283	$291	$251
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$369	$376	$382	$394	$354
Graduate (In-State)	$343	$354	$359	$370	$330
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$615	$627	$636	$656	$616

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 3,268 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,206 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,704 students are enrolled exclusively and 502 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	3,268
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,704
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	502
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,062

By student location, out of a total of 1,704 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 969 South Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 696 students living in the U.S. States other than South Dakota, and 33 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.