Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota. 26 certificate and associate programs, public. 26 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in South Dakota.
| Program | Credential | Median debt | Graduates earn | The occupation pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $46,340 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $137,400 General and Operations Managers |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's degree | — | not published | $137,400 General and Operations Managers |
| Business/Commerce, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $137,400 General and Operations Managers |
| Communication and Media Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $40,630 Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Associate's degree | — | not published | $52,350 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
| Construction Trades, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $77,690 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $48,390 Graphic Designers |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $40,320 Choreographers |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $137,400 General and Operations Managers |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $63,380 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
| History | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's degree | — | not published | $60,640 Food Service Managers |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $67,590 Human Resources Specialists |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $49,440 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $49,440 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $86,260 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
| International/Globalization Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Music | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Outdoor Education | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $42,270 Recreation Workers |
| Political Science and Government | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $51,050 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $56,730 Editors |
| Sociology | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $119,470 Managers, All Other |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Associate's degree | — | not published | $39,840 Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary |
"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.