General Business Administration and Management at Northern State University

If you plan to study general business administration and management, take a look at what Northern State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year. Of the 69 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern State University in 2021, 26 of them were general business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

NSU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NSU does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU General Business Administration and Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at NSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	55
	112
	160
	199
	220
	246
	300
	311
	312
	315
	569
	753
	893
	914
	939
	1,125
	1,582

Business Administration Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Northern State University.

NSU General Business Administration and Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in business administration at NSU are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern State University with a associate's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from NSU. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at NSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NSU also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$125,490
Management Analysts	2,700	$78,140
Cost Estimators	850	$54,860
Chief Executives	540	$251,950
Industrial Production Managers	430	$101,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.