Accounting at Augustana University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Augustana University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and approximately 2,019 students attend the school each year. Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Augustana University in 2021, 15 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Augustana Sioux Falls compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Augustana Sioux Falls is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	88
	154
	189
	230
	256
	368
	393
	434
	442
	514
	556
	643
	687
	915
	943

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Augustana Sioux Falls. This makes it the #435 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Augustana Sioux Falls

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Augustana University.

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Augustana Sioux Falls, about 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Augustana Sioux Falls since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Augustana Sioux Falls are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Augustana University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Augustana Sioux Falls. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Augustana Sioux Falls, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Augustana University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana Sioux Falls also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Augustana University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	21

Related Majors

• Business/Corporate Communications
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Augustana University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	9,670	$33,970
Accountants and Auditors	4,480	$65,800
Financial Managers	680	$132,030
Financial Analysts	450	$73,870
Credit Analysts	380	$62,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.