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2027 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools in South Dakota

[Entrepreneurship](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/entrepreneurial-studies/entrepreneurship/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for entrepreneurship students.

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• Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools in South Dakota

2027 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools in South Dakota

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in entrepreneurship, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools

1

Mitchell Technical Institute
Mitchell, SD

$7,524 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,730 Avg Student Debt

$50,743 Median Earnings (10yr)

Mitchell Technical Institute tops our 2027 list of the best value entrepreneurship schools in South Dakota. Mitchell Technical Institute is a small public school located in the town of Mitchell. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $7,524. Entrepreneurship graduates carry a median of $12,730 in student loans. Entrepreneurship graduates of Mitchell Technical Institute earn a median of $47,686 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

Southeast Technical Institute
Sioux Falls, SD

$7,650 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,442 Avg Student Debt

$46,709 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Southeast Technical Institute one of the best values for entrepreneurship. Southeast Technical Institute is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Sioux Falls. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,650. Typical student debt for entrepreneurship graduates is $18,442. Early-career entrepreneurship graduates make about $48,654. Set against $18,442 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.