General Business Administration and Management at University of South Dakota

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if University of South Dakota is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from USD.

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.

USD General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

USD General Business Administration and Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at USD 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
	57
	74
	99
	118
	126
	271
	288
	318
	331
	494
	499
	503
	570
	755
	1,042

In 2021, 80 students received their master’s degree in business administration from USD. This makes it the #318 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at USD

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

USD General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at USD awarded 61 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	54
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USD General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

The business administration program at USD awarded 80 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from USD, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	71
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Organizational Leadership

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 University of South Dakota.

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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.