Accounting at Northern State University

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from NSU.

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

NSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NSU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at NSU 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
	23
	71
	86
	95
	147
	168
	177
	551
	565
	698

Accounting Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU 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 Northern State 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.