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Accounting at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from McNeese.

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

McNeese Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

McNeese Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at McNeese 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 McNeese 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 Schools 593
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 821
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Earnings of McNeese Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at McNeese is $37,474. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

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Accounting Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Accounting Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The accounting program at McNeese awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at McNeese since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 38
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

McNeese 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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