Accounting at Georgia State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360.

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

Georgia State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Georgia 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	23
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Georgia State Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	24
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	256

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Taxation
• International Business
• General Sales & Marketing
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

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 State 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 Jayingram11 under License

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