Accounting at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and approximately 13,709 students attend the school each year. Of the 353 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State University - Main Campus in 2019, 32 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.

A-State Accounting Degrees Available

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

A-State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how A-State performed in these rankings.

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 A-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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	395
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	436
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	456
Most Popular Accounting Schools	481
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	845
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	999
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,257

In 2019, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from A-State. This makes it the #395 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at A-State

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

A-State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at A-State awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. 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 46% men. So male students are more repesented at A-State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at A-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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

A-State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 8 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from A-State, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. A-State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from A-State, 62% 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

A-State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Business Professors	620	$85,990
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	500	$55,670
Budget Analysts	490	$51,730
Credit Analysts	470	$60,540

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.