Mitchell, South Dakota · Private Non-Profit
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other at Dakota Wesleyan University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 52 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.8% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~52
- Schools with reported signal
- 134
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 73.4%
- Graduation rate
- 48.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,735/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $78,940
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $53,728/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 134 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($991 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,928 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 54% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,407 net A+ West Valley College Saratoga, CA · 0.2% reported share · $3,423 net A+ Gogebic Community College Ironwood, MI · 3.2% reported share · $5,397 net A+ Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN · 0.4% reported share · $4,754 net A+ California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA · 0.7% reported share · $8,615 net A+ 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.3% reported share · $7,502 net A 
Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI · 0.1% reported share · $6,231 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other accounts for 7.8% of reported programs at Dakota Wesleyan University, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 3.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 52 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Dakota Wesleyan University's average net price is $19,735 per year, about $78,940 over four years. That is $991 below the $20,726 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $53,728 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,928 below the $56,656 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Dakota Wesleyan University #73 of 134 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.