Format: Online or On Campus

Northern State University's Trust and Financial Advising Graduate Certificate is available fully online.

Format: Online or On Campus

The Graduate Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) prepares students at the graduate level to teach English as a foreign/second language in a variety of settings, either in the United States or abroad, including offering English instruction to immigrants, foreign nationals, refugees, school children, adult learners and beneficiaries of mission work.

Format: Online or On Campus

Six of the 12 credits in this STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) certificate will apply to any of NSU's M.S.Ed. degrees, and all 12 credits would be applied to the M.S.Ed. in Educational Studies.

This program is offered online and on Northern State University's main campus (Aberdeen, S.D.).

Format: Online or On Campus

Northern’s online Master of Science in Education in Instructional Design in E-Learning offers you flexibility and affordability along with experience creating diverse, technology-infused learning environments based on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)’s standards for educators. The ISTE standards empower teachers to become learners, leaders, citizens, collaborators, designers, facilitators and analysts.

Format: Online or On Campus

Enhance your educator preparation to support people with diverse learning abilities and behavioral needs with Northern's master’s degree in special education, offered online and on campus. This graduate program is designed for:

Format: Online or On Campus

NSU's accounting analytics master's degree provides specialized study of data analysis as it relates to decision-making in accounting. It will also give you a competitive edge in an increasingly data-driven business climate, and it offers thorough preparation for the CPA exam.

Careers

With a master’s degree in accounting analytics, you could work as a:

Format: Online or On Campus

This online master's program prepares educators and aspiring educators to tap their leadership potential and deepen their impact through education. Northern also offers you the option to personalize your experience by selecting from two specialized tracks:

Format: Online or On Campus

Northern's criminal justice major, offered on campus and online, provides wide-ranging foundational knowledge of the U.S. criminal justice system. In this program, you'll learn about criminal law and procedure, policing, the judicial system, the correctional system, and criminological theory.

Our program offers answers to criminal justice questions, including:

Format: Online or On Campus

With Northern's online associate degree in criminal justice, you'll be well-equipped for a career in the criminal justice profession, gaining a background in the foundational terminology of the criminal justice system.

Accounting Minor (available online)

An accounting minor will help you develop the critical thinking and analytical skills needed to manage financial transactions and prepare financial reports.