Accounting at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and approximately 5,547 students attend the school each year.

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

MSU Moorhead Accounting Degrees Available

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

MSU Moorhead Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Moorhead since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at MSU Moorhead 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 - Moorhead with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Moorhead Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. MSU Moorhead does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 58% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from MSU Moorhead, 100% 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 - Moorhead with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Minnesota State University - Moorhead. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	43
Accounting and Finance	9

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Construction Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.