Accounting at Georgia Southern University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year.

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

GaSou Accounting Degrees Available

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

GaSou Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at GaSou 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 GaSou

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

GaSou Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	48
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GaSou Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from GaSou, 64% 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 Georgia Southern University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	69
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	157

Related Majors

• Taxation
• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.