Accounting at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

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

Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and has a total student population of 9,955. Of the 447 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University - Shreveport in 2021, 24 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.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Louisiana State University - Shreveport compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Louisiana State University - Shreveport 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 Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,029

Earnings of Louisiana State University - Shreveport Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $40,219. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

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

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Louisiana State University - Shreveport awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Louisiana State University - Shreveport 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 Louisiana State University - Shreveport with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	20,140	$37,180
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,460	$39,250
Tax Preparers	1,430	$39,590

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.