by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Dakota State University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them.These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Dakota State University landed the #916 spot in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 4,630 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year’s ranking.In addition, Dakota State took the #8 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingDakota State ranked #916 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. Dakota State also ranked #8 for Best Graduate Schools in South Dakota.
For the last year in which we have data, 708 graduate students decided that Dakota State University was the best place for them.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Keep reading to learn more.
The total graduate student population at Dakota State is made up of 30.6% women and 69.4% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 25.6% of the graduate student population at Dakota State.The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 15.3% of graduate students hail from another country.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at Dakota State who borrowed carries a median debt of $28,724.
The average early-career salary for master’s degree recipients from Dakota State is $130,226.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at Dakota State based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Information Technology | $130,226 |
| Computer Information Systems | $83,446 |
| Information Science | $69,795 |
Located in Madison, South Dakota, Dakota State University is a public institution.The surrounding location of Madison is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town. Get more details about the location of Dakota State University.
Contact details for Dakota State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 820 N Washington Ave, Madison, SD 57042-1799 |
| Phone: | 605-256-5111 |
| Website: | dsu.edu |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/DakotaState |
Around 91.0% of Dakota State graduate students took at least one course online.Roughly 86.6% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 4 | — |
| Computer Information Systems | 55 | — |
| Information Science | 46 | — |
| Information Technology | 32 | $130,226 |
| Instructional Media Design | 3 | — |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 5 | — |
As with the master’s degree programs, only the programs that awarded doctorate degrees are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 2 | — |
| Information Science | 12 | — |
| Information Technology | 15 | — |
Only the programs in which a graduate certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Information Science | 6 | — |
| Information Technology | 1 | — |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 3 | — |
Footnotes
*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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