Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in South Dakota

20 schools in South Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $32,925 at National American University-Rapid City.

What this work pays in South Dakota

General and Operations Managers in South Dakota earn a median of $137,400 a year across 4,280 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads to	Median	Jobs in South Dakota
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$56,680	3,660
Management Analysts	$83,620	2,980
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,040	1,930
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,530	1,750
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$80,810	1,750

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

School	Credential	Median debt	Graduate earnings, 2 yrs	Graduates
National American University-Rapid City Rapid City	Associate's degree	$17,178	$32,925 (161 grads)	13
Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City	Associate's degree	$20,000	not published	10
Black Hills State University Spearfish	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Black Hills State University Spearfish	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
California Intercontinental University Sioux Falls	Associate's degree	—	not published	7
Dakota State University Madison	Associate's degree	—	not published	5
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell	Associate's degree	—	not published	1
Mitchell Technical College Mitchell	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	17
Mitchell Technical College Mitchell	Associate's degree	—	not published	6
Mount Marty University Yankton	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Mount Marty University Yankton	Associate's degree	—	not published	5
National American University-Rapid City Rapid City	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	0
Northern State University Aberdeen	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
Oglala Lakota College Kyle	Associate's degree	—	not published	24
Sinte Gleska University Mission	Associate's degree	—	not published	7
Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton	Associate's degree	—	not published	3
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls	Associate's degree	—	not published	0
University of South Dakota Vermillion	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	5
University of South Dakota Vermillion	Associate's degree	—	not published	—
Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	—

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Business Administration, Management and Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.

Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.