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2023 Most Popular 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

Check out the accounting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 60% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, accounting majors at USD accumulate an average of around $23,138 in student debt.

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#2

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Sioux Falls is a great place for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the accounting majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northern State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular accounting schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the accounting majors at the school.

Accounting majors at NSU take out an average of $24,952 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Augustana University is a great place for accounting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Sioux Falls, Augustana Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 22% of the accounting majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, National American University - Rapid City landed the # 5 spot on the list. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

Women make up 67% of the accounting majors at the school.

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

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#7

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the accounting majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, accounting graduates from Dakota State carry an average student debt load of $25,212.

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Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for accounting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mitchell.

About 50% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Mount Marty University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree accounting programs. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.

About 80% of the students majoring in accounting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Box Elder, National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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.

Full Accounting at National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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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