Accounting at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 87 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Minnesota State Mankato.

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

Minnesota State Mankato Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota State Mankato

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Minnesota State Mankato offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Minnesota State Mankato Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	11

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Minnesota State Mankato. This makes it the #177 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Minnesota State Mankato Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Minnesota State Mankato is $47,559. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Minnesota State Mankato awarded 87 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	64
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Minnesota State Mankato Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 30 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Minnesota State Mankato, about 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Minnesota State Mankato does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Minnesota State Mankato, 83% 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• Construction Management
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,110	$44,210
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Financial Managers	15,610	$133,970
Financial Analysts	6,320	$93,160
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,550	$50,570

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 SaiketTewary under License

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