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Accounting at Dakota County Technical College

If you plan to study Accounting, consider the program at Dakota County Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dakota County Technical College sits in Rosemount, MN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 27 accounting graduations were recorded at Dakota County Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Dakota County Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Dakota County Technical College. Among 2,894 students, 621 (21%) studied exclusively online and 766 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Dakota County Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Dakota County Technical College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Minnesota	#6 of 36
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#18 of 111
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#20 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#58 of 113
Best Value	Nationwide	#400 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#516 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Dakota County Technical College

Students who complete Dakota County Technical College’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$48,125
2 years	$42,402
3 years	$37,761
4 years	$48,370
5 years	$54,934

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Accounting graduates from Dakota County Technical College take home a median $48,370, compared with $49,491 for all Dakota County Technical College graduates — about 2% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Accounting graduates from Dakota County Technical College comes in at $21,469.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Accounting graduates at Dakota County Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Accounting graduates at Dakota County Technical College are 67% women (18) and 33% men (9).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Dakota County Technical College

Of the 19 associate’s accounting graduates at Dakota County Technical College, 68% were women (13) and 32% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Dakota County Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Dakota County Technical College, above the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Dakota County Technical College

This Accounting program at Dakota County Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	27

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Dakota County Technical College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Accounting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.