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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$16,498 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,703 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 3rd in South Dakota. In fact, 278 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for business, management and marketing students. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great value for business, management and marketing students. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,633 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 a year.

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$8,845 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in South Dakota list. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,845 per year.

NSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in South Dakota list.

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$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for business, management and marketing students. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year.

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

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Black Hills State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #6 on the list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BHSU are $8,916 a year.

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$30,880 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Dakota Wesleyan University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD
$35,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Augustana University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in South Dakota ranking. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

Augustana Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $35,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #2 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in South Dakota rankings.

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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 2,142
Missouri 6,180
Minnesota 4,855
Iowa 2,264
North Dakota 463
Nebraska 1,622

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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