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2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

7 Colleges
$31,137 Avg Salary
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting Associate 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 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Technical College the most popular school in South Dakota for accounting students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in accounting at Southeast Tech, 16% are male and 84% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, accounting majors at Southeast Tech accumulate an average of around $28,681 in student debt.

Read full report on Accounting at Southeast Technical College

Out of the 7 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Accounting at Mitchell Technical College Report

Out of the 7 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 30% are male.

On average, accounting graduates from Western Dakota Tech take out $20,644 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Accounting at Western Dakota Technical Institute Report

#5

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mount Marty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in South Dakota. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.

Of the 3 students majoring in accounting at Mount Marty, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Accounting at Mount Marty University

#6

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Sinte Gleska University is a small public school located in the remote area of Mission.

Full Accounting at Sinte Gleska University Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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