Accounting at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SIUC.

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

SIUC Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SIUC offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SIUC 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 SIUC 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
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	143

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SIUC. This makes it the #144 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SIUC Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $43,990. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	72
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SIUC Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 38 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 39% were men and 61% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.