Accounting at Florida Southern College

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Florida Southern College stacks up to those at other schools.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and approximately 3,154 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Florida Southern.

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

Florida Southern Accounting Degrees Available

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

Florida Southern Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Florida Southern 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 Florida Southern 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 Schools	93
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	300
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	335
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	339
Most Popular Accounting Schools	366
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	512
Best Accounting Schools	640

In 2019, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Florida Southern. This makes it the #300 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Florida Southern

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

Florida Southern Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 44 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Florida Southern. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Florida Southern 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 Florida Southern College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida Southern Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 17 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Florida Southern. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Southern College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida Southern 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 FL, the home state for Florida Southern College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,670	$47,300
Budget Analysts	3,200	$73,270
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Credit Analysts	2,890	$81,410

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.