Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs in South Dakota
10 schools in South Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,353 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $119,470 | 570 |
| Chief Executives | $280,900 | 510 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $72,650 | 260 |
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 | — | $26,353 (15 grads) | 4 |
| Black Hills State University Spearfish | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Area Technical College Watertown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mitchell Technical College Mitchell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Sinte Gleska University Mission | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Dakota State University Brookings | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
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 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.