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Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

8 Colleges
$29,854 Avg Salary
$20,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Dakota. With 1,444 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges.

Top South Dakota Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Black Hills State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Minnesota 13,660
Iowa 8,473
Missouri 15,273
Nebraska 6,221
North Dakota 1,892

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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