2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 101,094 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Dakota, there were 258 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,050 and $28,845 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree accounting students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in South Dakota (With Aid)

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,485 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 37 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

USD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at University of South Dakota

#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

$36,480 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #2 spot on the list. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augustana Sioux Falls, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augustana University are $36,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Augustana University Accounting Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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