Business Administration & Management at University of South Dakota

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if University of South Dakota is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 64 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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

USD Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at USD

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USD does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

USD Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at USD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at USD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
	301
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	315
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	368
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools	500
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools	617
	807

In 2021, 80 students received their master’s degree in business administration from USD. This makes it the #368 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $37,003. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at University of South Dakota.

USD Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Management from USD in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	57
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USD Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 business administration majors earned their master's degree from USD. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from USD, 89% 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 University of South Dakota with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	71
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USD also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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 University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$125,490
Retail Sales Supervisors	3,230	$46,950
Management Analysts	2,700	$78,140
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	1,800	$49,000
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	1,380	$60,180

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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.