Accounting at East Tennessee State University

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 63 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

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

ETSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

ETSU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how ETSU 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 ETSU 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 Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
	1,276

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from ETSU. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $38,530. 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 ETSU

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

ETSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from ETSU in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	52
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ETSU Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at ETSU awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from ETSU, 68% 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 East Tennessee State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.