Accounting at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,857. Of the 160 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2019, 59 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.

GSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

GSU Accounting Rankings

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

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 GSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Focused Accounting Schools	184
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	221
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Popular Accounting Schools	310
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	340
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	381
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	615
Best Accounting Schools	756

In 2019, 13 students received their master’s degree in accounting from GSU. This makes it the #340 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at GSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GSU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GSU 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910
Credit Analysts	3,330	$77,800
Financial Examiners	2,120	$102,690
Budget Analysts	1,450	$75,700

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.