Online 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 tuition & fees are $8,845 for South Dakota residents and $11,947 for other students on average.

It offers 79 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 29 programs - 3 Certificate, 4 Associates, 9 Bachelors, 8 Masters, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthern State University
Typefour-years, public
Address1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD
Online Students1,475 Enrolled Online Exclusively
624 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,845
Out-of-State$11,947
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,736
Out-of-State$11,936
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total29 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates4 Programs
Bachelors9 Programs
Masters8 Programs
Post-Graduate5 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northern State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $8,845 and $11,947 for non-South Dakota residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $6,736 and $11,936 for out-of-state students.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $295 for South Dakota residents and $398 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $374 for South Dakota residents and $663 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)$8,750$8,750$8,845$8,845$8,845
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$11,821$11,821$11,947$11,947$11,947
Graduate (In-State)$6,665$6,665$6,736$6,736$6,736
Graduate (Out-of-State)$11,814$11,814$11,936$11,936$11,936
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$292$292$295$295$295
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$394$394$398$398$398
Graduate (In-State)$370$370$374$374$374
Graduate (Out-of-State)$656$656$663$663$663
Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northern State University offers 79 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 4 Associates, 9 Bachelors, 8 Masters, 5 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 Programs349 8NOT OFFERED5
Overall Programs13742 10NOT OFFERED7
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Computer and Information Sciences
Education
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Mathematics and Statistics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
Social Sciences
Business

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northern State University, there are 3,344 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,099 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,475 students are enrolled exclusively and 624 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,344
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,475
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses624
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,245
By student location, out of a total of 1,475 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,273 South Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 188 students living in the U.S. States other than South Dakota, and 14 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,475
South Dakota Resident1,273
Other State In U.S.188
Outside of U.S.14
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,475
Undergraduate1,083
Graduate392
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,083
Degree/Certificate Seeking127
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking956

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