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2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota

6 Schools Ranked

A business student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Dakota Wesleyan University

Mitchell, South Dakota
24 Total Awards

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota Wesleyan University the most popular school in South Dakota for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Dakota Wesleyan University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Dakota Wesleyan University Report

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
13 Total Awards
$7,118 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

USD does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
$8,916 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at BHSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$11,924 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in South Dakota list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SD Mines. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.

Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

South Dakota State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full South Dakota State University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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