Accounting at Tennessee Technological University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Tennessee Technological University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 10,177. Of the 1,905 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University in 2021, 82 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.

Tennessee Tech University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tennessee Tech University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Tennessee Tech University does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Tennessee Tech University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Tech 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 Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	287
Best Accounting Schools	568

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Tennessee Tech University. This makes it the #320 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Tennessee Tech University Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee Tech University is $40,409. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

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

Tennessee Tech University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Tennessee Tech University awarded 82 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee Tech University since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	70
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Tennessee Tech University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Tennessee Tech University, 100% 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 Tennessee Technological University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.