Accounting at Portland State University

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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Portland State University Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	69
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Accountants and Auditors	11,890	$71,450
Financial Examiners	820	$67,980
Credit Analysts	770	$74,520
Business Professors	760	$98,510
Budget Analysts	670	$74,970

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.