by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Northern State University took the #668 spot.
In addition, NSU took the #8 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 71.9% of the total graduate students at NSU are women and 28.1% are men.
About 5.6% of the graduate students who attend NSU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 1.3% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,999 | $11,199 |
| Fees | $737 | $737 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at NSU is $38,740. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 34% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Northern State University.
Contact details for NSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1200 S Jay St, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198 |
| Phone: | 605-626-3011 |
| Website: | www.northern.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-State-University/112538332202097 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NorthernStateU |
Around 85.8% of NSU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 78.2% of grad students 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 |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 34 |
| Educational Administration | 13 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 4 |
| Health & Physical Education | 13 |
| Student Counseling | 13 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 15 |
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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