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2026 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools in South Dakota

[Entrepreneurship](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/entrepreneurial-studies/entrepreneurship/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong entrepreneurship education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools to find the best return on investment for entrepreneurship students.

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• Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools in South Dakota

2026 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools in South Dakota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the entrepreneurship degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools

1

Mitchell Technical Institute
Mitchell, SD

$7,524 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,730 Avg Student Debt

$50,743 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Mitchell Technical Institute the best value for a degree in entrepreneurship in South Dakota. Located in the town of Mitchell, Mitchell Technical Institute is a small public university. In-state tuition and fees average $7,524. Students borrow a median of $12,730 to complete the entrepreneurship program here. Early-career entrepreneurship graduates make about $47,686. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

$33,790 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$53,728 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in entrepreneurship will find it at Dakota Wesleyan University, which ranked #2. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $33,790. Typical student debt for entrepreneurship graduates is $31,000. Soon after graduation, entrepreneurship degree recipients from Dakota Wesleyan University generally make around $71,856. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt. Dakota Wesleyan University admits about 73% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 9 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.