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Graduate Programs at NSU

Graduate Program 10 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 8 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 493
Offered Award Levels Master's
2024 Tuition & Fees $11,936

Graduate Programs Overview

Northern State University offers 10 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 8 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 493 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at NSU and 392 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $6,736 for South Dakota residents and $11,936 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Northern State University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (10 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (8 programs)
Tuition & Fees$6,736 South Dakota residents
$11,936 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment493 graduate students
392 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at NSU

It offers 10 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree108
Total108

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $6,736 for South Dakota residents and $11,936 for students from other States at Northern State University. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are stayed the same compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$6,665$6,725$6,736$6,736
Out-of-State$11,814$11,936$11,936$11,936
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Northern State University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Northern State University, 493 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 115 male and 378 female students. By attendance status, there are 59 full-time and 434 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total493378115
Full-time592930
Part-time43434985
[Chart] Northern State University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Northern State University, 392 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 33 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 493 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total493
Online Exclusively392
In Some Online Classes33
Not In Online Classes68
[Chart] Northern State University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs