Accounting at Charleston Southern University

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

CSU is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 3,414 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 18 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from CSU.

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

CSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

CSU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at CSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at CSU 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 Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	408
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	414
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	515
Most Focused Accounting Schools	557
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	610
Most Popular Accounting Schools	671
Best Accounting Schools	794

In 2019, 6 students received their master’s degree in accounting from CSU. This makes it the #414 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 18 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSU. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at CSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Charleston Southern University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 6 accounting majors earned their master's degree from CSU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from CSU, 83% 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 Charleston Southern University with a master's in accounting.

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

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

Related Majors

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 SC, the home state for Charleston Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Business Professors	1,140	$99,630
Credit Analysts	970	$67,070
Financial Examiners	560	$65,720
Budget Analysts	290	$70,090

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 CharlestonSouthern under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.