Accounting at Georgia State University

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

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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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

Related Majors

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
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.