Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

University of South Dakota offers 133 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 21 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,053 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at USD. 1,149 students completed bachelor's programs and 530 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at USD. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	3	NOT OFFERED	24	10	14
Bachelor's	53	1	1,149	427	722
Master's	33	6	530	201	329
Doctor's	19	2	258	106	152
Post-Graduate Certificate	12	7	64	16	48
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	13	5	28	10	18

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of South Dakota. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($61,041) after graduation and the Health and Medical Administrative Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $59,239 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,041	$5,087	$24,966	$265
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$59,239	$4,937	-	-
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$53,207	$4,434	$26,000	$276
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,477	$3,956	$20,824	$221
Biology, General	$47,248	$3,937	$21,843	$232
Accounting and Related Services	$45,359	$3,780	$22,750	$241
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$45,276	$3,773	$21,500	$228
Marketing	$41,976	$3,498	$23,488	$249
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,322	$3,444	$25,500	$270
Special Education and Teaching	$39,766	$3,314	$25,000	$265
Communication	$39,539	$3,295	$23,625	$250
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	$39,518	$3,293	$21,125	$224

Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$47,905	$3,992	$14,947	$158

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$109,099	$9,092	$112,617	$1,281
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$81,751	$6,813	$25,845	$294
Public Administration	$69,478	$5,790	-	-
Accounting and Related Services	$68,456	$5,705	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$64,788	$5,399	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision	$63,921	$5,327	$18,500	$210
Human Services	$59,621	$4,968	$34,542	$393
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$48,180	$4,015	$41,595	$473
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$46,749	$3,896	$44,897	$511
Social Work	$45,413	$3,784	-	-

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Educational Administration and Supervision	$100,634	$8,386	-	-

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of South Dakota.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 162 and the Business Administration and Management Master program has the second most completers of 79 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
General Studies	18	10	8
Biology/Biological Sciences	5	-	5
Graphic Design	1	-	1

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	162	29	133
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	77	18	59
Psychology	73	18	55
Business Administration and Management	73	45	28
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	69	36	33
Accounting	55	33	22
Elementary Education and Teaching	53	4	49
Biomedical Sciences	47	18	29
General Studies	45	19	26
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	45	19	26

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	79	40	39
Clinical/Medical Social Work	61	4	57
Educational Leadership and Administration	46	19	27
Computer and Information Sciences	45	33	12
Communication Sciences and Disorders	26	1	25
Physician Assistant	25	7	18
Accounting	24	16	8
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	21	4	17
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	21	11	10
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	19	3	16

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Leadership and Administration	24	11	13
Psychology	10	3	7
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	6	1	5
Counseling Psychology	6	1	5
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	6	4	2
Biomedical Sciences	5	1	4
English Language and Literature	4	2	2
Physics	4	4	-
Medical Scientist	4	2	2
Curriculum and Instruction	3	-	3

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	8	3	5
Business Administration and Management	7	3	4
Forensic Anthropology	4	1	3
Marketing/Marketing Management	2	-	2
Ethics	2	-	2
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	2	-	2
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	2	1	1
Graphic Design	1	-	1
Clinical Psychology	1	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences	1	1	-

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American Indian/Native American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	10	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	1	NOT OFFERED	13	45	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	24	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	3	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	6^ONLINE	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	7	4	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	18	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	5	14	4	1	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	12	5	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Museology/Museum Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ethics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	5	4	NOT OFFERED
Materials Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	73	10	10	1^ONLINE
Clinical Psychology	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	6	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	18

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Anthropology	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Graphic Design	1	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	12	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Clinical/Medical Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	162	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	73	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	2	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	73	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	2	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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