South Dakota State University is a four-year, public school located in Brookings, South Dakota. It offers 17 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, South Dakota State have 3 vocational programs, 5 bachelor's degree programs, and 10 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of South Dakota State is $9,299 for South Dakota residents and $12,809 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the South Dakota State's graduate tuition & fees is $9,384 for South Dakota residents and $16,917 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 553 students have completed their health profession studies. 18 students obtained certifications, 400 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 82 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


South Dakota State University 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of South Dakota State is $9,299 for South Dakota residents and $12,809 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,384 for in-state rate and $12,809 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at South Dakota State is 99.00% and the graduation rate is 59%. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 and the retention rate is 79%.

You can find the detailed information about South Dakota State University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$12,809 ($9,299)
Graduate$16,917 ($9,384)
Health Profession Programs17 programs
Total Programs228 programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
Student Population11,327 Students
Number of Faculties641 Faculties
Number of Staffs1,883 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

South Dakota State University offers 17 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 553 students have completed the health profession programs including 400 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at South Dakota State with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 2 NOT OFFERED 3
Associate 1 NOT OFFERED 15
Bachelor 5 NOT OFFERED 400
Master 8 NOT OFFERED 50
Doctoral (Research) 2 NOT OFFERED 4
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 3 NOT OFFERED 78
Post-Bachelor Certificate 1 NOT OFFERED -
Post-Master Certificate 4 NOT OFFERED 3

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist4NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED15NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist27NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED66NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design60-1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical SciencesNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED16NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine19NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED2NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse290233NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED12NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3
Clinical Nurse LeaderNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-