Business, Management & Marketing at Northern State University

If you plan to study business, management and marketing, take a look at what Northern State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 69 business, management and marketing majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

NSU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NSU does offer online courses in business, management and marketing for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business, management and marketing programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at NSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	344
Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	504
	569
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Schools	870
	1,067
	1,155
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	1,193
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	1,206
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	1,277
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	1,299

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from NSU. This makes it the #1,206 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Northern State University.

NSU Business, Management & Marketing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of business, management and marketing associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in business, management and marketing at NSU are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern State University with a associate's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of business, management and marketing bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at NSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern State University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NSU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in business, management and marketing from NSU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from NSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern State University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	28
Accounting	18
Marketing	13
Finance & Financial Management	12
Management Information Systems	3
International Business	2

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	9,670	$33,970
Customer Service Representatives	8,880	$31,150
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	5,510	$29,300
Receptionists and Information Clerks	5,340	$27,280
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	5,310	$64,490

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.