by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Human Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Services is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at University of South Dakota. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in human services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USD was $648 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $337 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,062 | $11,656 |
| Fees | $981 | $981 |
The median early career salary of human services students who receive their master’s degree from USD is $63,005 per year. That is 68% higher than the national average of $37,426.
Online degrees for the USD human services master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.0% of the human services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.8% of the human services master’s degrees at USD in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 60%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 39 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 20 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.