Accounting at Black Hills State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Black Hills State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

BHSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

BHSU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at BHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Accounting Student Demographics at BHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Black Hills State University.

BHSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at BHSU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at BHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Black Hills State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Black Hills State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	10

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	9,670	$33,970
Accountants and Auditors	4,480	$65,800
Financial Managers	680	$132,030
Financial Analysts	450	$73,870
Credit Analysts	380	$62,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.