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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in South Dakota

4 Colleges
$32,016 Avg Salary
$24,769 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

Hospitality Management is the #15 most popular major in South Dakota with 10 degrees and certificates awarded in <nil>.

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in South Dakota for hospitality management students. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from South Dakota State take out $24,769 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Hospitality Management at South Dakota State University Report

The excellent programs at Black Hills State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in South Dakota. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

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The excellent programs at National American University - Rapid City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in South Dakota. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at National American University - Rapid City

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in South Dakota list. Western Dakota Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Rapid City.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Hospitality Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 34
Missouri 169
Iowa 142
Kansas 85
Nebraska 125
North Dakota 8

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Hospitality Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 9,593
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 2,122
Tourism and Travel Services Management 1,133
Restaurant/Food Services Management 915
Meeting and Event Planning 915
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 659
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 444
Resort Management 220
Casino Management 13
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management 1

Majors Similar to Hospitality

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

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