Dakota State University Online Learning

Online courses are a convenient option for busy students. You may even want to complete your entire degree online if you are an older student or working full-time. In most cases, you can plan your own schedule and work around your life. Keep reading to see what your online learning options are at Dakota State University. On this page you will find:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees
• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at Dakota State

Dakota State offers 12 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 298 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Accounting	9
Business Administration & Management	14
Computer Information Systems	69
Finance & Financial Management	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6
Information Science	21
Information Technology	114
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	4
Liberal Arts General Studies	14
Marketing	7
Special Education	16
Teacher Education Grade Specific	18

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at Dakota State is $10,718. Part time students pay $357 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our Dakota State tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at Dakota State

You can get an online master's degree in 5 different fields at Dakota State. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Business Administration & Management	5
Computer Information Systems	62
Information Science	20
Information Technology	26
Instructional Media Design	12

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at Dakota State is $11,199. Part time graduate students pay $622 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at Dakota State?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 2,440 students took at least one online class at Dakota State University. Of these students, 1,347 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 665 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 428 were graduate students.

All Online Students at Dakota State

Of the 3,186 students at Dakota State University, 76.59% (2,440) took at least one class online. About 55.12% (1,756) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Dakota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	2,440	1,756
2018-2019	2,206	1,704
2017-2018	2,191	1,577
2016-2017	1,973	1,433
2015-2016	1,882	1,360

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Dakota State

In 2019-2020, 2,031 undergraduate students attended Dakota State University. Of these students 66.32% (1,347) took at least one class online. 35.16% (714) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Dakota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,347	714
2018-2019	1,115	683
2017-2018	1,220	668
2016-2017	1,113	636
2015-2016	1,045	598

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Dakota State

Of the 709 undergraduate non-seekers at Dakota State University, 93.79% (665) took at least one class online. About 90.55% (642) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Dakota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	665	642
2018-2019	674	632
2017-2018	603	566
2016-2017	550	505
2015-2016	535	492

Online Graduate Students at Dakota State

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 446 graduate students attended Dakota State University, and 95.96% (428) were enrolled in at least one online class. 89.69% (400) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Dakota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	428	400
2018-2019	417	389
2017-2018	368	400
2016-2017	310	292
2015-2016	302	270

Related Schools

If you’re considering Dakota State University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Clayton State University
• Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
• Texas A&M University - Texarkana
• University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
• University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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