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2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$14,113 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,102 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting 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 Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in South Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for accounting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for accounting majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Accounting Schools

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from Southeast Tech carry an average student debtload of $29,500.

Full Accounting at Southeast Technical College Report

$7,524 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 a year. After completing their degree, accounting graduates from Mitchell Tech carry an average student debtload of $12,000.

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$8,845 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,845 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, accounting graduates from NSU take out $29,691 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NSU is ranked #3 for overall quality for accounting in South Dakota.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great value for accounting students. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USD are $9,432 a year. On average, accounting graduates from USD take out $25,094 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD
$9,633 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the distant 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 also made our Best Accounting Schools in South Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Full Accounting at Dakota State University Report

Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Western Dakota Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Accounting at Western Dakota Technical Institute Report

Black Hills State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Accounting 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.

Full Accounting at Black Hills State University Report

#9

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD
$19,900 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Sioux Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Sioux Falls are $19,900 per year. The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at University of Sioux Falls take out is $23,625.

Read full report on Accounting at University of Sioux Falls

Best Value Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Accounting Schools 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 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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