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

10 Colleges
$39,703 Avg Salary
$33,402 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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

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#3

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in South Dakota. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

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The excellent programs at Dakota Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

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#6

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

With a ranking of #6, Augustana University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls.

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#7

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

With a ranking of #7, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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Northern State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.

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With a ranking of #9, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

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

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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 10 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.

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