Accounting at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 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.

USD Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

USD Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at USD 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 USD

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

USD Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USD Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from USD, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	86

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 University of South Dakota.

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.