2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

In 2020-2021, 37 degrees and certificates were awarded to accounting students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Accounting Schools in South Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Accounting Schools in South Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Accounting Colleges.

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Accounting

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

31 Degrees

#6 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

USD undergraduate students pay an average of $9,432 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

6 Degrees

#2 in Quality in South Dakota

$35,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Augustana Sioux Falls are $35,914 per year.

Augustana Sioux Falls did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Accounting Schools in South Dakota list.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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