by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 416,590 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Dakota, there were 872 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,605 and $33,408 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 96 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,091 and $23,788 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business administration and management. That schools that top this list have a program in business administration and management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The business administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kyle, South Dakota, and it awarded 20 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oglala Lakota College Business Administration & Management Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Sisseton Wahpeton College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sisseton, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Sisseton Wahpeton College
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Western Dakota Technical Institute
Black Hills State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Spearfish, South Dakota, and it awarded 11 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Black Hills State University Business Administration & Management Report
Mount Marty University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota list. Mount Marty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Yankton, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Mount Marty University
Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #8. Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Full Dakota State Business Administration & Management Report
Northern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #9. Northern State University is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 2 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Northern State University
With a ranking of #10, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota list. University of Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 1 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Sioux Falls Business Administration & Management Report
Sinte Gleska University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in South Dakota list. Located in Mission, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Full Sinte Gleska University Business Administration & Management Report
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