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2023 Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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Finding the Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree School for You

In <nil>, accounting students earned 241 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota

Check out the accounting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Accounting

Our analysis found Northern State University to be the best school for accounting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

On average, accounting graduates from NSU take out $24,952 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Accounting majors at Dakota State take out an average of $25,212 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Accounting majors at USD take out an average of $23,138 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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National American University - Rapid City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at National American University - Rapid City accumulate an average of around $26,949 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

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With a ranking of #8, Black Hills State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Spearfish, BHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the fringe town of Box Elder, National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, accounting graduates from National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension take out $26,949 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,505
Missouri 1,655
Iowa 953
Kansas 1,036
Nebraska 466
North Dakota 277

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, accounting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Accounting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 68,501
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 19,139
Accounting and Finance 3,781
Accounting and Business/Management 1,538
Other Accounting and Related Services 844
Auditing 179

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

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