Accounting at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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

OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and approximately 24,535 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,913 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus in 2021, 194 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.

OSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

OSU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at OSU 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 OSU 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
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	253
	279

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in accounting from OSU. This makes it the #88 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from OSU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at OSU is $53,665. This is 16% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at OSU

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

OSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at OSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at OSU 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	137
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

OSU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from OSU. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. OSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from OSU, 70% 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,800	$39,010
Accountants and Auditors	13,650	$73,040
Financial Managers	6,320	$111,700
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,300	$40,680
Financial Analysts	1,490	$70,300

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 DBinfo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.