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. In 2021, 73 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Athens State University.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Athens State University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Athens State University offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Athens State University Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Athens State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	53
Most Focused Accounting Schools	74
	173
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	404
	706
	998

Earnings of Athens State University Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Athens State University is $39,224. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Athens State University in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 79% 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	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

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.