2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Business Administration & Management
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USD are $7,118 a year.
USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Dakota State are $6,731 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great value for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Black Hills State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BHSU are $8,916 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 6,289 |
| Minnesota | 6,945 |
| Kansas | 4,138 |
| Iowa | 3,338 |
| Nebraska | 3,181 |
| North Dakota | 1,001 |
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Majors Related to Business Administration
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration
| 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 5 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.