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2023 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

11 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in accounting at USD, 58% are male and 42% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from USD carry an average student debt load of $24,792.

Read full report on Accounting at University of South Dakota

#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in accounting at University of Sioux Falls, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in accounting at NSU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

On average, accounting graduates from NSU take out $32,042 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Accounting at Northern State University Report

#4

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Augustana University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 47% of the accounting majors at the school.

Read full report on Accounting at Augustana University

Black Hills State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Accounting at Black Hills State University

#7

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

Women make up 13% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Dakota Wesleyan University Report

#9

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

With a ranking of #9, Mount Marty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.

About 60% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 40% are male.

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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 11 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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