Accounting at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 34,316. Of the 1,231 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2019, 203 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.

Georgia State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Georgia State 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 Georgia 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	210
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	495
Best Accounting Schools	559

In 2019, 85 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Georgia State. This makes it the #61 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Georgia State awarded 203 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	53
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Georgia State Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 85 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Georgia State. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 2 students 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.