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

16 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the most popular 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.

Women make up 72% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Western Dakota Technical Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Western Dakota Tech, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Oglala Lakota College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

Of the 22 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Oglala Lakota College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Black Hills State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 46% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Mount Marty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.

Of the 7 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Mount Marty, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#9

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 16 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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