Offered Programs at USD
Offered Degrees/Programs
AS, BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
180
Total Number of Online Programs
11
Total Number of Completers
2,032
University of South Dakota offers 180 programs through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 5 Associate, 66 Bachelor's, 49 Master's, 15 Doctorate (research), 7 Doctorate (professional), 28 Post-BS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 11 programs are available through Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 4 Master's, 1 Doctorate (research), 5 Post-BS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,032 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from University of South Dakota.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 25 Associate, 1,193 Bachelor's, 495 Master's, 45 Doctorate (research), 211 Doctorate (professional), and 34 Post-BS Certificate were awareded by USD.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Associate 5 0 25 Bachelor's 66 0 1,193 Master's 49 4 495 Doctorate (research) 15 1 45 Doctorate (professional) 7 0 211 Post-BS Certificate 28 5 34 Total 180 11 2,032
The following table shows the best programs at University of South Dakota based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Associate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $44,000
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $55,900 Accounting $40,900 Special Education and Teaching $38,700 Marketing/Marketing Management $37,700
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Business Administration and Management $65,700 Public Administration $63,100 Art Therapy/Therapist $62,100 Educational Leadership and Administration $59,500 Accounting $58,000
The following table lists the popular programs at University of South Dakota based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation General Studies 20 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 96 $33,300 Elementary Education and Teaching 61 - Mass Communication/Media Studies 60 - Biomedical Sciences 59 - Business Administration and Management 59 $37,100
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Public Administration 17 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Educational Leadership and Administration 63 $59,500 Human Services 30 $54,400 Physician Assistant 26 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Medicine 66 - Law 62 - Physical Therapy/Therapist 30 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at USD by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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21 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 0 - General Studies ✕ 21 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Science Technologies/Technicians
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2 completers - Chemical Technology/Technician ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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2 completers - Graphic Design ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 0 $44,000 Total 25
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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1 completers - American Indian/Native American Studies ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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55 completers $31,400 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 12 $31,400 Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 43 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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12 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 12 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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116 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 1 $38,700 Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 69 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 30 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 2 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 12 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 0 - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Social Science Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Biology Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Chemistry Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Drama and Dance Teacher Education ✕ 0 - History Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Spanish Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Speech Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
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1 completers - Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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3 completers - German Language and Literature ✕ 0 - French Language and Literature ✕ 0 - Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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7 completers $23,900 English Language and Literature ✕ 7 $23,900
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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53 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 0 - General Studies ✕ 53 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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77 completers $24,600 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 25 $24,600 Biomedical Sciences ✕ 44 - Neuroscience ✕ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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3 completers - Mathematics ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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15 completers - International/Global Studies ✕ 6 - Sustainability Studies ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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59 completers $29,300 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies ✕ 0 $29,300 Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 59 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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5 completers - Philosophy ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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6 completers - Chemistry ✕ 5 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 0 - Physics ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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60 completers $31,100 Psychology ✕ 60 $31,100
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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36 completers $35,400 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 36 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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46 completers - Anthropology ✕ 10 - Economics ✕ 9 - Political Science and Government ✕ 23 $32,300 Sociology ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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35 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 16 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 13 - Music ✕ 3 - Music Performance ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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309 completers - Communication Sciences and Disorders ✕ 18 - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist ✕ 37 - Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management ✕ 18 - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 8 - Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling ✕ 12 $31,400 Clinical/Medical Social Work ✕ 53 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 163 $55,900
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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210 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 72 $37,100 Organizational Leadership ✕ 2 - Accounting ✕ 54 $40,900 Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies ✕ 4 - Finance ✕ 34 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 4 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) ✕ 5 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 35 $37,700
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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6 completers -
History ✕ 6 $25,700 Total 1,193
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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6 completers - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 6 - Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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13 completers - Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 13 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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66 completers - Curriculum and Instruction ✕ 0 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 48 $59,500 Educational/Instructional Technology ✕ 2 - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 9 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 0 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 3 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 4 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 0 - Speech Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
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1 completers - Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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4 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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0 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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13 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 3 - Biomedical Sciences ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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2 completers - Mathematics ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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4 completers - Biological and Physical Sciences ✕ 0 - Sustainability Studies ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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23 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies ✕ 0 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 23 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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11 completers - Chemistry ✕ 8 - Physics ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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32 completers - Psychology ✕ 4 - Counseling Psychology ✕ 28 - Educational Psychology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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16 completers - Public Administration ✕ 16 $63,100 Social Work ✕ 0 $41,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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0 completers - Political Science and Government ✕ 0 - Sociology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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12 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 2 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 3 - Music ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (3 completers)152 completers - Communication Sciences and Disorders ✕ 19 $51,400 Physician Assistant ✕ 25 - Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling ✔ 22 - Clinical/Medical Social Work ✕ 67 - Public Health ✔ 0 - Community Health and Preventive Medicine ✔ 19 - Occupational Therapy/Therapist ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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105 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 73 $65,700 Accounting ✕ 26 $58,000 Management Information Systems ✕ 0 - Business Statistics ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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1 completers -
History ✕ 1 - Total 495
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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19 completers - Curriculum and Instruction ✕ 6 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 13 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
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1 completers - Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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2 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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4 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 2 - Biomedical Sciences ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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2 completers - Physics ✕ 0 - Materials Chemistry ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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7 completers - Psychology ✕ 6 - Counseling Psychology ✕ 1 - Educational Psychology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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1 completers - Political Science and Government ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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1 completers -
Medical Scientist ✕ 1 - Total 45
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies
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85 completers - Law ✕ 85 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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126 completers -
Audiology/Audiologist ✕ 4 - Medicine ✕ 64 - Medical Scientist ✕ 0 - Occupational Therapy/Therapist ✕ 27 - Physical Therapy/Therapist ✕ 31 - Bioethics/Medical Ethics ✕ 0 - Total 211
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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4 completers - Indian/Native American Education ✕ 0 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 4 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Reading Teacher Education ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology
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0 completers - Engineering/Industrial Management ✕ 0 -
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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0 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 0 - Language Interpretation and Translation ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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3 completers - Museology/Museum Studies ✕ 0 - Sustainability Studies ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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4 completers - Psychology ✕ 1 - Counseling Psychology ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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1 completers - Public Administration ✕ 1 -
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Social Sciences
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0 completers - Forensic Anthropology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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0 completers - Music ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)14 completers - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist ✕ 0 - Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management ✕ 1 - Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling ✕ 2 - Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling ✔ 7 - Community Health and Preventive Medicine ✕ 0 - Art Therapy/Therapist ✕ 1 - Bioethics/Medical Ethics ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 8 completers -
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✔ 0 - Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management ✔ 4 - Research and Development Management ✕ 2 - Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 0 - Business Statistics ✔ 2 - Marketing/Marketing Management ✔ 0 - Total 34
