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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$8,790 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,854 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

Check out the business, management and marketing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

#2

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

Southeast Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

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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 Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 a year.

Mitchell Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Mitchell Technical College Report

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

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,845 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value 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.

Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Black Hills State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

BHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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