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Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in South Dakota

2023 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in South Dakota

5 Colleges
$39,102 Avg Salary
$32,579 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Accounting Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Accounting Colleges.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

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

After completing their degree, accounting graduates from Southeast Tech carry an average student debtload of $29,500.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Dakota Technical Institute is a great place for accounting students pursuing an online degree. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for accounting students pursuing an online degree. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

On average, accounting graduates from NSU take out $29,691 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The excellent online programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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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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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 5 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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