Accounting at Dakota Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Dakota Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and approximately 933 students attend the school each year. Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dakota Wesleyan University in 2021, 8 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.

Dakota Wesleyan University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Dakota Wesleyan University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Dakota Wesleyan University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Dakota Wesleyan University 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
	198
	715
	776
	806
	847
	877
	1,028
	1,032
	1,074

Accounting Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Dakota Wesleyan University. About 88% were men and 13% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Dakota Wesleyan University since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dakota Wesleyan University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Accountants and Auditors	4,480	$65,800
Credit Analysts	380	$62,210
Business Professors	270	$84,620
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	130	$52,300
Budget Analysts	130	$63,380

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 Jake DeGroot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.