The great state of South Dakota, population 781,919, boasts one business school that is both regionally and AACSB accredited. It is the University of South Dakota at Vermillion.
The Beacom School of Business offers undergraduate degrees in business plus the following graduate degrees:
- MBA - Master of Business Administration (various sub-specialties)
- MBA/JD - MBA plus Juris Doctor (law degree)
- MPA - Master of Professional Accountancy
To be admitted to the graduate parogram, prospective students should score at least 450 on the GMAT and have a 3.25 or greater GPA. Note that these are minimums. Better qualified students will always be admitted first.
Tuition cost is modest. At the undergraduate level, residents pay $82.60 per credit hour, and non-residents pay $262.40 per credit hour. At the graduate level the per hour rates are $125.25 and $369.30 for residents and non-residents, respectively.
Note: there are special tuition rates for students from Minnesota and from "adjoining states." Also, the Beacom School of Business generally provides about $200,000 in tuition assistance every academic year to deserving students.
Starting this fall, the Beacom School of Business will offer an online MBA program which will provide maximum flexibility for students who do not live near Vermillion or Souix Falls. Be forewarned, however: all exams must be proctored. No "open-book, unproctored" exams like those offered at private, for-profit colleges (Strayer University, for example, and others).
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