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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

6 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Dakota Wesleyan University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Dakota. Located in the town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 54% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

Of the 13 students majoring in business, management and marketing at USD, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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 6 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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