Brookings,
SD,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Certificate in Institutional Research and Assessment in Higher Education in Brookings United States | South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University
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Brookings United States
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
9,811
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The Institutional Research and Assessment in Higher Education Certificate equips students with core principles of institutional research and evaluation. Participants gain essential competencies for gathering, organizing, interpreting, and applying data within modern higher education environments. Leveraging data for informed decision-making is vital for enhancing both student achievement and organizational performance.
Through flexible in-person and online delivery, this 15-credit graduate program offers specialized coursework and career preparation for aspiring institutional research (IR) and assessment specialists. This cross-disciplinary certificate brings together students from diverse fields including mathematics, statistics, higher education administration, and social sciences.
Program Learning Objectives
Upon completing this certificate, graduates will:
Develop foundational expertise in conducting higher education institutional research and assessment.
Employ proper data handling and analytical methods to process information and draw meaningful conclusions.
Implement established institutional research methodologies, evaluation practices, and survey techniques to assess institutional performance, student success metrics, and regulatory requirements.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
A minimum GPA of 3.0 to receive unconditional admission.
A professional academic transcript evaluation for degrees earned outside the United States This requirement cannot be waived unless your highest degree was earned or will be earned in the US prior to enrollment at SDSU.
If you are completing your bachelors degree at the time of application you may submit an incomplete evaluation If you are accepted a complete transcript and or evaluation with completed degree will be required by the end of your first semester of coursework.
Official US transcripts where a degree is earned or will be earned and official US transcripts where graduate level coursework has been taken.
TOEFL 71 Internet-based
TOEFL Essentials 7.5
IELTS 6.0
A professional academic transcript evaluation for degrees earned outside the United States This requirement cannot be waived unless your highest degree was earned or will be earned in the US prior to enrollment at SDSU.
If you are completing your bachelors degree at the time of application you may submit an incomplete evaluation If you are accepted a complete transcript and or evaluation with completed degree will be required by the end of your first semester of coursework.
Official US transcripts where a degree is earned or will be earned and official US transcripts where graduate level coursework has been taken.
TOEFL 71 Internet-based
TOEFL Essentials 7.5
IELTS 6.0
Tuition
USD
9,811