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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,554 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in South Dakota. In total, 204 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in South Dakota.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

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

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Business Administration & Management

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

USD graduate students pay an average of $7,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of South Dakota Report

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dakota State are $6,731 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Dakota State University Report

#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 5 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $7,110 per year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Sioux Falls

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year.

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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 3,544
Minnesota 3,555
Iowa 1,351
Kansas 1,486
Nebraska 1,021
North Dakota 365

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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