University of South Dakota (USD) is a four-year, public school located in Vermillion, SD.

It offers 64 graduate programs - 33 Master's, 19 Doctorate, and 12 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,118 for in-state and $12,768 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,773 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,868 students at USD. USD offers online graduate programs and 1,147 out of 2,773 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

USD have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and Sanford School of Medicine of the . In addition, you can find USD'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 $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-four (64) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of South Dakota
TypeFour-year, Public
Address414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD
Graduate School Students2,724 students
1,147 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,118
Out-of-State$12,768
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 64 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 19 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of South Dakota

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of South Dakota 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 $7,118 and $12,768 for non-South Dakota residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $340 for South Dakota residents and $654 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$6,123$11,773
Fees$995$995
Cost per Credit$340$654
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$9,060 (On-Campus) / $10,501 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,947 (On-Campus) / $6,431 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$22,325$27,975
Off-Campus Total$25,250$30,900

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of South Dakota offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 64 major areas - 33 Master's (6 online programs), 19 Doctorate (2 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs). 530 students have been conferred Master's degree and 262 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
Total53026265-
Men20110816-
Women32915449-

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
Speech Communication and Rhetoric4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences45 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials ChemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counseling Psychology18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER 18 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical ScientistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Social Work61 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 14ONLINE NOT OFFER
Community Health and Preventive Medicine19ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management79 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Research and Development ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Accounting24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Statistics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

USD graduate schools have a total of 2,724 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,071 male and 1,653 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,465 full-time and 1,259 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,147 students enrolled through online exclusively and 480 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,004 White, 51 Black, and 50 Asian students are attending at University of South Dakota. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

68 grad students are younger than 22 and 429 students are older than 65. It has 1,739 students aged between 22 and 30 and 537 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,724
Men1,071
Women1,653
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,724
Full-time Students1,465
Part-time Students1,259
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,724
American Indian /
Native American
53
Asian50
Black51
Hispanic66
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White2,004
Two or more races80
Un-Known159
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,724
21 & Under68
22-24976
25-29763
30-34331
35-39206
40 & Over429

Online Population

At University of South Dakota graduate schools, 1,147 students enrolled online exclusively and 480 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,773
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,147
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses480
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,146
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,147
South Dakota Resident738
Other State In U.S.400
Outside of U.S.9