Accounting at Truman State University

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

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and has a total student population of 4,655.

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

Truman State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Truman State Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Truman State 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 Truman State

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

Truman State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Truman State since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Truman State 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Truman State Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Truman State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Truman State, 76% 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 Truman State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Truman State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	103

Related Majors

• 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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.