Dakota State University (Dakota State) is a four-year, public school located in Madison, SD.

It offers 14 graduate programs - 6 Master's, 3 Doctorate, and 5 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,731 for in-state and $11,931 for out-of-state students.

A total of 484 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,241 students at Dakota State. Dakota State offers online graduate programs and 395 out of 484 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Dakota State's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,731 for South Dakota residents and $11,931 for out-of-state students. It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameDakota State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD
Graduate School Students468 students
395 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$6,731
Out-of-State$11,931
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 14 Graduate Programs
6 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Dakota State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Dakota 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 $6,731 and $11,931 for non-South Dakota residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $333 for South Dakota residents and $622 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,999$11,199
Fees$732$732
Cost per Credit$333$622
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$8,990 (On-Campus) / $9,776 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,286 (On-Campus) / $7,757 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,207$28,407
Off-Campus Total$25,464$30,664

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Dakota State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 6 Master's (6 online programs), 3 Doctorate (2 online programs), 5 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs). 149 students have been conferred Master's degree and 11 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

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
Total149113-
Men108101-
Women4112-

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
Computer and Information Sciences64ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies40ONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MathematicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical Informatics5ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Dakota State graduate schools have a total of 468 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 350 male and 118 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 90 full-time and 378 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 395 students enrolled through online exclusively and 55 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 253 White, 37 Black, and 34 Asian students are attending at Dakota State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

11 grad students are younger than 22 and 171 students are older than 65. It has 154 students aged between 22 and 30 and 148 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total468
Men350
Women118
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total468
Full-time Students90
Part-time Students378
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total468
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian34
Black37
Hispanic24
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White253
Two or more races8
Un-Known17
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total468
21 & Under11
22-2470
25-2984
30-3489
35-3959
40 & Over171

Online Population

At Dakota State University graduate schools, 395 students enrolled online exclusively and 55 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment484
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses395
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses55
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses34
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses395
South Dakota Resident86
Other State In U.S.291
Outside of U.S.18