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Northern State University is a public institution situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Aberdeen is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

64 Master's Degrees

Where Is Northern State University?

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Contact details for NSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
Phone: 605-626-3011
Website: www.northern.edu

Northern State University Graduate Student Diversity

473 Graduate Students
73% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 473 graduate students at NSU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern State University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 442
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at Northern State University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at NSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at Northern State University

1,475 Took All Classes Online
2,099 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at NSU. In 2022-2023, 2,099 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NSU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in South Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 22%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 32%
Social Sciences 46%

Northern State University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Master’s TOTAL
Teacher Education Subject Specific 15 15
Health & Physical Education 13 13
Educational Administration 11 11
Curriculum & Instruction 8 8
Applied Mathematics 6 6
Finance & Financial Management 5 5
Student Counseling 5 5
Special Education 1 1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0
General Biology 0 0
Accounting 0 0
Business Administration & Management 0 0
International Business 0 0
Marketing 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0
Information Technology 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0
General English Literature 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0
Area Studies 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0
History 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0
Mathematics 0 0
International Studies 0 0
Chemistry 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0
General Psychology 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0
Sociology 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0
Music 0 0
TOTAL 64 64

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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