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Accounting at Northern State University

Accounting at Northern State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Northern State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,431.

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

NSU Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NSU does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Northern State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Accountants and Auditors 4,480 $65,800
Credit Analysts 380 $62,210
Business Professors 270 $84,620
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 130 $52,300
Budget Analysts 130 $63,380

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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