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Bachelor's-6% vs national median1,113 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at South Dakota State University

Ranked 190th of 460 bachelor's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,888
middle 50%: $38,790 – $66,386
Median · 5 years out
$68,882
middle 50%: $51,989 – $90,984
Median · 10 years out
$86,596
middle 50%: $60,775 – $116,563

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of South Dakota State University's bachelor's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $50,888 one year after graduating, rising to $86,596 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $73,280 for this field, ranking 190th of 460 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,692 total interest

Same major at other universities

Fitchburg State University
$69,501 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$69,432 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$69,327 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$69,273 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$69,238 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$69,189 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$68,828 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$68,801 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$68,677 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$68,612 · 5 yrs out
Bluefield College
$68,587 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$68,525 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at South Dakota State University

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$152,803 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$152,496 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$148,262 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$142,581 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$113,950 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,841 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,697 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Doctorate)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$93,240 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,181 · 5 yrs out

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