by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. 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.
National American University - Rapid City landed the #601 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
In addition, National American University - Rapid City took the #6 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota.
National American University - Rapid City was ranked #410 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, National American University - Rapid City took the #3 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in South Dakota.
Women make up 51.2% of the total graduate student body at National American University - Rapid City while men make you 48.8%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at National American University - Rapid City, around 50.6% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from National American University - Rapid City enter careers with an average starting salary of $50,830. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 13% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Doctorate degree recipients from National American University - Rapid City earn an average salary of $104,299 during the early years of their career. That's about 39% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of National American University - Rapid City.
Contact details for National American University - Rapid City are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5301 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD 57701-2823 |
| Phone: | 605-394-4800 |
| Website: | www.national.edu/locations/campuses/rapid-city/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/NationalAmericanU?sk=wall |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/NatAmericanU |
In 2020-2021, 100.0% of the graduate students at National American University - Rapid City took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 95 |
| Homeland Security | 13 |
| Intelligence & Command Control Operations | 13 |
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 18 |
| Homeland Security | 12 |
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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