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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,137 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,181 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 636 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business Administration & Management

Our analysis found Northern State University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,845 per year.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dakota State are $9,633 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at Dakota State accumulate an average of around $23,600 in student debt.

Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.

Full Business Administration & Management at Dakota State University Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Dakota Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Western Dakota Tech carry an average student debtload of $23,814.

Full Business Administration & Management at Western Dakota Technical Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year.

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#7

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

University of Sioux Falls ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $19,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,289
Minnesota 6,945
Kansas 4,138
Iowa 3,338
Nebraska 3,181
North Dakota 1,001

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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