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

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$59,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Accounting Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Accounting Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 master’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in accounting at USD, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Accounting Master’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.

About 67% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Accounting at Augustana University

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 2 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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