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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota

17 Colleges
$40,605 Avg Salary
$33,408 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Colleges.

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, business administration graduates from USD take out $23,344 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great place for business administration and management students. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, business administration graduates from BHSU carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#5

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Augustana University is a great place for business administration and management students. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, business administration majors at Augustana Sioux Falls accumulate an average of around $25,630 in student debt.

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Oglala Lakota College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

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Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business administration and management programs. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at NSU take out is $27,909.

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#9

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Mount Marty University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in South Dakota list. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.

Business Administration majors at Mount Marty take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

With a ranking of #10, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 17 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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