Accounting at Missouri Southern State University

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

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045.

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

Missouri Southern Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Missouri Southern

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Missouri Southern does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Missouri Southern Accounting Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Accounting Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Missouri Southern, 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 Missouri Southern State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.