Accounting at Kansas 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 Kansas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854.

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

K -State Accounting Degrees Available

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

K -State Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at K -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.

Accounting Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at K -State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

K -State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

K -State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at K -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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

K -State Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. K -State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from K -State, 86% 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 Kansas State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	55
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kansas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	174
Accounting and Business/Management	11

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• General Business/Commerce
• General Sales & Marketing
• Management Information Systems

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	16,100	$35,880
Accountants and Auditors	12,320	$66,530
Financial Managers	3,990	$129,660
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,640	$44,620
Financial Analysts	1,560	$77,130

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.