2023 Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Accounting
Our analysis found Northern State University to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,845 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Accounting majors at NSU take out an average of $32,042 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
NSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dakota State are $9,633 a year.
Dakota State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year. On average, accounting graduates from USD take out $24,792 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
USD also took the #5 spot in our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black Hills State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHSU are $8,916 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on this year’s best value schools for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 per year.
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Augustana University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value 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 college with a small student population.
Augustana Sioux Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $35,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Augustana Sioux Falls did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list.
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Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.
Dakota Wesleyan University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,765 |
| Minnesota | 1,551 |
| Kansas | 1,036 |
| Iowa | 956 |
| Nebraska | 466 |
| North Dakota | 277 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
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.
- 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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