Accounting at Dakota State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and approximately 3,186 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Dakota State.

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

Dakota State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Dakota State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Dakota State does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Dakota State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Dakota State performed in these rankings.

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 Dakota State 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
	34
	98
	183
	218
	265
	266
	709
	761
	798
	1,000
	1,340
	1,407

Accounting Student Demographics at Dakota State

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

Dakota State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Dakota State, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Dakota State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Dakota State 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 Dakota State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dakota State 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	9

Related Majors

• 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 Dakota State 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 Jlgrabinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.