The degree can be pursued on a full or part-time basis. A large percentage of full-time students receive financial assistance that covers most of the cost of tuition plus a salary stipend.
Graduate students come from all over the world.
Recent students have come from China, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and India. Many part-time students live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, or Sioux City, Iowa, and commute to the campus to take classes. Each student's program of study can be customized to meet their unique needs. Students take half to two-thirds of their courses from the Department of Mass Communication. Remaining classes are taken from other departments on campus.