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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$14,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,605 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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 Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Mitchell Technical College the best value school in South Dakota for business administration and management students. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great value for business administration and management students. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at USD take out is $23,344.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of South Dakota Report

$8,845 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,845 a year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at NSU take out is $27,909.

NSU also took the #3 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,633 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Dakota State University Report

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in South Dakota.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Dakota Tech are $8,332 a year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Western Dakota Tech take out is $22,625.

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#8

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Sioux Falls came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota ranking. 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. On average, business administration graduates from University of Sioux Falls take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Black Hills State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the distant 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. While working on their degree, business administration majors at BHSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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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 12 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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