Public · Spearfish, South Dakota
Black Hills State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
21 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $19,252
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 42%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,928
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,822
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $16,385 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,530 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,710 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,151 |
| $110,000+ | $23,029 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (2)
- Sociology$51,562
- Communication and Media Studies$45,937
Associate's programs (2)
Bachelor's programs (13)
- Accounting and Related Services$69,079
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,626
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,622
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,883
- Sociology$49,833
- Special Education and Teaching$48,332
- Communication and Media Studies$45,537
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$44,958
- History$43,330 (1 yr)
- Community Organization and Advocacy$42,781
- Psychology, General$42,417
- Biology, General$40,967
- Design and Applied Arts$29,733