Accounting at Saint Edward’s University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Saint Edward's University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

St. Edward's University is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. Edward's University.

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

St. Edward’s University Accounting Degrees Available

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

St. Edward’s University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at St. Edward's University 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 St. Edward's 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	242
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	425
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	465
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
	563
Best Accounting Schools	584
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,280

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in accounting from St. Edward’s University. This makes it the #306 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of St. Edward's University Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Edward's University is $48,561. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at St. Edward's University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Saint Edward’s University.

St. Edward’s University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at St. Edward's University awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Edward's University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Saint Edward's University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Edward’s University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from St. Edward's University in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from St. Edward's University, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Other Business, Management & Marketing

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 TX, the home state for Saint Edward's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 LoneStarMike under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.