Accounting at Alabama State University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Alabama State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a total student population of 4,072. In 2021, 25 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Alabama State.

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

Alabama State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Alabama State Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Alabama State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Alabama State 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 Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	435
	471
	905
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	914
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,106

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Alabama State. This makes it the #332 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Alabama State Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Alabama State is $35,858. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Alabama State

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

Alabama State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Alabama State. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alabama State Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Alabama State. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alabama State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 AL, the home state for Alabama State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,260	$37,250
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Managers	4,910	$128,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,870	$40,700
Financial Analysts	1,330	$88,350

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.