2024 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a associate degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #35 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for accounting students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 associate degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to accounting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of accounting students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for accounting students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Accounting in South Dakota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in accounting.

Top South Dakota Schools for an Associate in Accounting

1

Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southeast Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in accounting. Southeast Tech is a small public college located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.More information about a associate in accounting from Southeast Technical College

2

Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, SD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Western Dakota Technical Institute if you wish to pursue an associate degree in accounting. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public school with a small student population.More information about a associate in accounting from Western Dakota Technical Institute

Best Accounting Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	280
Kansas	275	40
Missouri	210	22
Iowa	200	92
Nebraska	163	61

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting

Accounting is one of 5 different types of Accounting programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting and Business/Management	18
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.