Accounting at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. In 2021, 55 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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

USD Accounting Degrees Available

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

USD Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how USD 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 USD 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
	45
	55
	158
	159
	171
	325
	382
	448
	616

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in accounting from USD. This makes it the #172 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from USD Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $43,992. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from USD. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at USD 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 University of South Dakota with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USD Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from USD in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from USD, 94% 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 University of South Dakota with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	86

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 University of South Dakota.

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.