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University of South Dakota Graduate Programs

University of South Dakota is a public institution situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. The location of USD is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

495 Master's Degrees
256 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is University of South Dakota?

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Contact details for USD are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
Phone: 605-658-6200
Website: www.usd.edu

University of South Dakota Graduate Student Diversity

2,477 Graduate Students
63% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,477 graduate students at USD, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Dakota graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 55
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 68
White 1,942
International Students 146
Other Races/Ethnicities 220

Geographic Diversity

South Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Dakota. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at USD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of South Dakota

3,288 Took All Classes Online
5,715 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 5,715 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 9th 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 USD majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 3%

University of South Dakota Graduate Concentrations

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

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Mental & Social Health Services 9 89 0 98
Law 0 0 85 85
Business Administration & Management 6 73 0 79
Medicine 0 0 64 64
Educational Administration 0 48 13 61
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1 0 58 59
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 3 28 1 32
Human Services 0 27 0 27
Accounting 0 26 0 26
Allied Health Professions 0 25 0 25
Communication Sciences 0 19 4 23
Health & Physical Education 0 23 0 23
Public Health 0 19 0 19
General Biology 0 13 4 17
Public Administration 1 16 0 17
Computer Information Systems 0 13 0 13
Teacher Education Grade Specific 4 7 0 11
General Psychology 1 4 6 11
Special Education 0 9 0 9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 2 6 0 8
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 8 8
Chemistry 0 8 0 8
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 7 0 7
Sustainability Science 3 4 0 7
Music 0 7 0 7
Communication & Media Studies 0 6 0 6
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 6 6
General English Literature 0 4 2 6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 0 0 3
Physics 0 3 0 3
Fine & Studio Arts 0 3 0 3
Instructional Media Design 0 2 0 2
Biomedical Engineering 0 1 1 2
Mathematics 0 2 0 2
Materials Sciences 0 0 2 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 2 0 2
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1 0 0 1
Medical Science 0 0 1 1
History 0 1 0 1
Political Science & Government 0 0 1 1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0
Nursing 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Museum Studies 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
Physical Science Technicians 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0
Social Work 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 34 495 256 785

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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