Master of Business Administration in Applied Management (MBA)
Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
A real, HLC-accredited 30-credit MBA that international students can complete in as little as 12 months, but BHSU has no Healthcare Administration concentration — it is a single general-management track with modest merit scholarships, nothing near 50-80%.
What the scholarship covers
No percentage-based award was found; both listed awards are flat dollar amounts and/or require working for the university.
What you need
- TOEFL iBT 61 or IELTS 5.5 or Duolingo English Test 90 or PTE 44 or iTEP 3.6
- Bachelor's degree with a business degree OR completed prerequisite coursework (Accounting, Quantitative Analysis, Economics); minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by WES or ECE.
- Graduate application
- Official transcripts
- WES/ECE credential evaluation (foreign degrees)
- Bank statement/letter signed and stamped by a bank official
- Proof of funds: USD 26,504BHSU's own published one-year financial-proof estimate for the MBA; add $8,652 for an F-2 spouse or $5,004 per F-2 child.
Deadlines
- 1 Jun 2027 Fall intake (no current US visa)236 days from nowBHSU's page gives this as a recurring 'June 1' deadline; timelines may extend for applicants already in the US.
- 1 Nov 2026 Spring intake (no current US visa)24 days from now
Visa
F-1 student visa (I-20 process confirmed on BHSU's international pages); direct SEVP-registry cross-check not completed this session.
Things to know
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission; a 2023 HLC review affirmed BHSU's accreditation (reported via South Dakota Public Broadcasting, not confirmed directly on an hlcommission.org page this session — medium confidence on the exact 'through 2032-33' date). No Healthcare Administration concentration exists within this MBA — confirmed single-track, 30-credit program on bhsu.edu.
The $19,667 total-program figure is this report's own multiplication of two official numbers, not a BHSU-published total — flag that distinction to the agency. No evidence anywhere of a scholarship near 50-80%.
Sources
- bhsu.edu/academics/programs/master-in-business-administration-in-applied-management.html MBA structure (30 credits, single track, no healthcare concentration), admission requirements
- bhsu.edu/admissions/tuition-fees.html Non-resident graduate tuition $655.55/credit hour and $200/semester international fee
- bhsu.edu/International English proficiency minimums, I-20 financial-proof figure ($26,504/yr for MBA), Fall/Spring deadlines
- sdpb.org/education/2023-07-25/bhsu-secures-accreditation-for-next-decade Secondary news report of HLC's 2023 accreditation renewal (not confirmed on hlcommission.org directly this session)