Best colleges for marketing in South Dakota
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in marketing, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for marketing in South Dakota6 schools
6 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in South Dakota.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in marketing, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD · Private nonprofit#1 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in marketing
- Value grade B-
- 2
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD · Public#4 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in marketing
- Value grade B
- 3
Dakota State University
Madison, SD · PublicGood: Compass grade B
- Bachelor’s program in marketing
- Value grade B-
- 4
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD · Public#8 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in marketing
- Value grade B · Top 44%
- 5
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- Bachelor’s program in marketing
- Value grade B-
- 6
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD · Private for-profit#11 in South Dakota
- Bachelor’s program in marketing
- Value grade C+
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana University | About $24,000 | $25,000 | $59,217 | 73% |
| University of South Dakota | About $20,000 | $23,592 | $51,926 | 60% |
| Dakota State University | About $21,000 | $23,500 | $50,970 | 51% |
| Northern State University | About $16,000 | $22,320 | $47,618 | 49% |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | About $20,000 | $27,000 | $53,728 | 48% |
| National American University-Rapid City | About $31,000 | $29,020 | $37,325 | 0% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 17
- Arizona 8
- Arkansas 13
- California 22
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 14
- Delaware 4
- District of Columbia 6
- Florida 32
- Georgia 26
- Hawaii 3
- Idaho 6
- Illinois 35
- Indiana 26
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 19
- Kentucky 12
- Louisiana 14
- Maine 5
- Maryland 8
- Massachusetts 28
- Michigan 29
- Minnesota 21
- Mississippi 6
- Missouri 20
- Nebraska 7
- New Hampshire 8
- New Jersey 17
- New Mexico 3
- New York 44
- North Carolina 23
- North Dakota 4
- Ohio 48
- Oklahoma 14
- Oregon 9
- Pennsylvania 60
- Puerto Rico 21
- Rhode Island 8
- South Carolina 16
- Tennessee 24
- Texas 54
- Utah 9
- Virginia 15
- Washington 10
- West Virginia 6
- Wisconsin 24

