2024 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a associate degree in business administration & management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. Combined, these schools handed out 96 associate degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for business administration & management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in South Dakota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business administration & management.

Top South Dakota Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

31 Annual Graduates

$28,574 Median Starting Salary

$30,707 Median Student Debt

National American University - Rapid City is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, business administration associate recipients typically make an average of $28,574 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from National American University - Rapid City

2

Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management needs to take a look at Mitchell Technical College. Mitchell Tech is a small public college located in the rural area of Mitchell.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Mitchell Technical College

3

Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northern State University if you want to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Northern State University

4

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

It is hard to beat Dakota Wesleyan University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the remote town of Mitchell, Dakota Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Dakota Wesleyan University

5

Dakota State University
Madison, SD

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Dakota State University

6

Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD

11 Annual Graduates

BHSU is a small public university located in the distant town of Spearfish.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Black Hills State University

7

Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Oglala Lakota College

8

Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, SD

17 Annual Graduates

$27,875 Median Starting Salary

$22,017 Median Student Debt

Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make around $27,875 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Western Dakota Technical Institute

9

National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension
Box Elder, SD

3 Annual Graduates

$28,574 Median Starting Salary

$30,707 Median Student Debt

National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the town of Box Elder.

After graduating, business administration associate recipients generally earn around $28,574 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	394
Kansas	146	258
Missouri	117	470
Iowa	116	329
Nebraska	98	425
North Dakota	92	107

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	94
Supply Chain Management	2

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	99
Marketing	79
Accounting	68
Finance & Financial Management	35
Entrepreneurial Studies	12
Business Support & Assistant Services	10
Other Business, Management & Marketing	3
Hospitality Management	2
Construction Management	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.