Accounting at Idaho State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Idaho State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and has a total student population of 12,363. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from ISU.

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

ISU Accounting Degrees Available

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

ISU Accounting Rankings

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

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 ISU 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	194
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	205
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused Accounting Schools	707
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	831

In 2019, 29 students received their master’s degree in accounting from ISU. This makes it the #194 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from ISU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at ISU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at ISU 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 Idaho State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ISU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in accounting from ISU. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. ISU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from ISU, 93% 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 Idaho State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ISU 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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Accountants and Auditors	3,900	$66,110
Business Professors	380	$84,330
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	290	$52,430
Budget Analysts	170	$66,950
Credit Analysts	150	$63,950

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.