Southwest Minnesota State University Online Learning

If you are working full-time or part-time, an online degree may provide the flexibility you need to complete your program of study. Busy students may also choose to take one or two online classes as part of their degree program. Find out what online learning options are available for your major at Southwest Minnesota State University. On this page you will find:

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

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at Southwest Minnesota State University

Southwest Minnesota State University offers 11 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 265 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Accounting	18
Business Administration & Management	27
General Psychology	7
History	10
Marketing	7
Nursing	80
Social Work	14
Sociology	9
Special Education	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	67
Teaching English or French	5

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at Southwest Minnesota State University is $8,230. Part time students pay $314 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our Southwest Minnesota State University tuition and fees page.

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University is $7,956. Part time graduate students pay $490 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at Southwest Minnesota State University?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 1,549 students took at least one online class at Southwest Minnesota State University. Of these students, 1,302 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 56 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 191 were graduate students.

All Online Students at Southwest Minnesota State University

Of the 7,259 students at Southwest Minnesota State University, 21.34% (1,549) took at least one class online. About 7.91% (574) 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 Southwest Minnesota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,549	574
2018-2019	1,455	525
2017-2018	1,414	471
2016-2017	1,340	441
2015-2016	1,356	509

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Southwest Minnesota State University

In 2019-2020, 1,945 undergraduate students attended Southwest Minnesota State University. Of these students 66.94% (1,302) took at least one class online. 22.16% (431) 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 Southwest Minnesota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,302	431
2018-2019	1,245	396
2017-2018	1,210	328
2016-2017	1,149	320
2015-2016	1,092	322

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Southwest Minnesota State University

Of the 4,901 undergraduate non-seekers at Southwest Minnesota State University, 1.14% (56) took at least one class online. About 0.57% (28) 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 Southwest Minnesota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	56	28
2018-2019	60	37
2017-2018	44	28
2016-2017	29	16
2015-2016	55	29

Online Graduate Students at Southwest Minnesota State University

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 413 graduate students attended Southwest Minnesota State University, and 46.25% (191) were enrolled in at least one online class. 27.85% (115) 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 Southwest Minnesota State University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	191	115
2018-2019	150	92
2017-2018	160	115
2016-2017	162	105
2015-2016	209	158