Accounting at Athens State University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Athens State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and has a total student population of 2,867.

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

Athens State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Athens State University Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Athens State University 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Athens State University

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

Athens State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Athens State University 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 Athens State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Athens State University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Athens State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Athens State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	73

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• 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 Athens 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 Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.