Accounting at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. Of the 796 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2021, 50 of them were accounting majors.

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

GSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

GSU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at GSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at GSU 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	283
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	418
	450

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in accounting from GSU. This makes it the #349 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from GSU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $39,325. 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 GSU

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

GSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from GSU. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at GSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GSU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 13 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GSU, about 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSU 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
• 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.