Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a four-year, public school located in Spearfish, SD.

It offers 13 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 5 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,916 for in-state and $15,849 for out-of-state students.

A total of 164 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,425 students at BHSU. BHSU offers online graduate programs and 86 out of 164 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,916 for South Dakota residents and $15,849 for out-of-state students. It offers thirteen (13) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameBlack Hills State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1200 University St, Spearfish, SD
Graduate School Students193 students
86 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$8,916
Out-of-State$15,849
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 13 Graduate Programs
8 Master's, 5 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Black Hills State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Black Hills State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For South Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $8,916 and $15,849 for non-South Dakota residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $470 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$7,998$14,931
Fees$918$918
Cost per Credit$470$622
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$7,400 (On-Campus) / $7,528 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,500 (On-Campus) / $4,500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$22,016$28,949
Off-Campus Total$22,144$29,077

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Black Hills State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 13 major areas - 8 Master's (6 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor's.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total60---
Men19---
Women41---

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education12ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drafting and Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Molecular Genetics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sustainability Studies5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior Studies7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

BHSU graduate schools have a total of 193 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 66 male and 127 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 28 full-time and 165 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 86 students enrolled through online exclusively and 21 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 146 White, 1 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at Black Hills State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total193
Men66
Women127
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total193
Full-time Students28
Part-time Students165
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total193
Asian3
Black1
Hispanic1
White146
Two or more races4
Un-Known37

Online Population

At Black Hills State University graduate schools, 86 students enrolled online exclusively and 21 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment164
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses86
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses21
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses57
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses86
South Dakota Resident42
Other State In U.S.43
Outside of U.S.1