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Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

2023 Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

9 Colleges
$46,891 Avg Salary
$28,532 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, accounting was ranked 8th in South Dakota. In fact, 241 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Accounting

Our analysis found Northern State University to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

Accounting majors at NSU take out an average of $32,042 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augustana University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, accounting graduates from USD take out $24,792 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

Out of the 9 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Mitchell.

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Black Hills State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,765
Minnesota 1,551
Kansas 1,036
Iowa 956
Nebraska 466
North Dakota 277

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Accounting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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