Accounting at Stephen F Austin State University

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

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and has a total student population of 12,620. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SFASU.

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

SFASU Accounting Degrees Available

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

SFASU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SFASU 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 SFASU 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 Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	127
	323

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SFASU. This makes it the #108 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SFASU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFASU is $39,503. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at SFASU

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

SFASU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from SFASU in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at SFASU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SFASU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SFASU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. SFASU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SFASU, 65% 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Business/Corporate Communications
• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resource 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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.