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Accounting at Iowa State University

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Accounting at Iowa State University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. Of the 6,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 156 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.

Iowa State Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Iowa State Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Iowa 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Iowa State. This is the #523 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Iowa State Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $51,771. This is 12% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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Accounting Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The accounting program at Iowa State awarded 156 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 116
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 19,780 $38,900
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Financial Managers 8,630 $114,620
Financial Analysts 2,410 $83,230
Financial Examiners 1,310 $65,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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