Accounting at Augustana University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Augustana University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and has a total student population of 2,133. Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Augustana University in 2019, 16 of them were accounting majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Augustana Sioux Falls performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Augustana Sioux Falls is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	90
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best Accounting Schools	139
Most Focused Accounting Schools	263
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	348
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Popular Accounting Schools	608
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634

In 2019, 12 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Augustana Sioux Falls. This makes it the #348 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Augustana Sioux Falls

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Augustana University.

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Augustana Sioux Falls, about 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Augustana Sioux Falls since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Augustana Sioux Falls are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Augustana University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana Sioux Falls Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Augustana Sioux Falls in 2019, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Augustana Sioux Falls does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Augustana Sioux Falls, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Augustana University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana Sioux Falls also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for Augustana University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Accountants and Auditors	4,480	$65,800
Credit Analysts	380	$62,210
Business Professors	270	$84,620
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	130	$52,300
Budget Analysts	130	$63,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.