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Graduate Program 56 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 9 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 3,000
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $12,768

Graduate Programs Overview

University of South Dakota offers 56 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 9 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 3,000 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at USD and 1,342 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of South Dakota.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (36 programs)
Doctorate - Research (13 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (7 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (6 programs)
Doctorate - Research (2 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$7,118 South Dakota residents
$12,768 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment3,000 graduate students
1,342 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 USD

It offers 56 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's and Doctorate 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 Degree366
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship132
Doctor's degree - professional practice71
Total569

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $7,118 for South Dakota residents and $12,768 for students from other States at University of South Dakota. The 2025 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.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$7,118$7,118$7,118$7,118
Out-of-State$12,768$12,768$12,768$12,768
* 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] University of South Dakota Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of South Dakota, 3,000 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 1,186 male and 1,814 female students. By attendance status, there are 1,717 full-time and 1,283 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total3,0001,8141,186
Full-time1,717974743
Part-time1,283840443
[Chart] University of South Dakota Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of South Dakota, 1,342 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 526 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 3,000 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total3,000
Online Exclusively1,342
In Some Online Classes526
Not In Online Classes1,132
[Chart] University of South Dakota Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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