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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 73,172 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Plains States region, there were 6,058 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,048 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 136 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their accounting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 26 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in the Plains States Region

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Saint Johns University
Collegeville, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Johns University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region. Saint Johns University is a small school located in Collegeville, Minnesota that handed out 52 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Saint Johns University

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Out of the 136 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. Crookston, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

Full UMN Crookston Accounting Report

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Simpson College
Indianola, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Indianola, Iowa, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Simpson College Accounting Report

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Dickinson State University
Dickinson, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dickinson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at DSU

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College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Benedict. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region. College of Saint Benedict is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Accounting at College of Saint Benedict

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Benedictine College
Atchison, Kansas

Benedictine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Atchison, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Benedictine College Accounting Report

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Ottawa University - Ottawa ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Ottawa is a small school located in Ottawa, Kansas that handed out 6 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Accounting at Ottawa

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William Jewell College
Liberty, Missouri

William Jewell College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. William Jewell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Liberty, Missouri. It awarded 12 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Accounting at William Jewell

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Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa

Upper Iowa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Accounting at UIU

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

Truman State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Truman State is a small public school situated in Kirksville, Missouri. It awarded 63 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Truman State Accounting Report

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota

Northern State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NSU is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full NSU Accounting Report

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Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa

With a ranking of #12, Wartburg College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Waverly, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Wartburg Accounting Report

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Grand View University
Des Moines, Iowa

Grand View University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Grand View University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 26 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Grand View University Accounting Report

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Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Bemidji State University

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Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Metropolitan State University is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Metro State Accounting Report

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Ottawa University - Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas

Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa University - Kansas City is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Accounting at Ottawa University - Kansas City

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Friends University
Wichita, Kansas

Friends University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Friends University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Accounting at Friends University

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Westminster College Missouri ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Fulton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Westminster Fulton Accounting Report

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa

Buena Vista University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Storm Lake, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Accounting at Buena Vista University

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

College of the Ozarks ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region list. Hard Work U is a small school located in Point Lookout, Missouri that handed out 13 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full College of the Ozarks Accounting Report

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Bethany College Kansas
Lindsborg, Kansas

Bethany College Kansas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Bethany College Kansas Accounting Report

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Kansas Wesleyan University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Accounting at Kansas Wesleyan University

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Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, South Dakota

Dakota Wesleyan University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 8 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting at Dakota Wesleyan University

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York College
York, Nebraska

York College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. York College is a small school located in York, Nebraska that handed out 3 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full York College Accounting Report

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Ottawa University - Online landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Accounting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s accounting students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Accounting at Ottawa University - Online

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