Accounting at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 22,221 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 100 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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

K -State Accounting Degrees Available

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

K -State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how K -State 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 K -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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Best Accounting Schools	185
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	710

In 2019, 50 students received their master’s degree in accounting from K -State. This makes it the #118 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 100 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from K -State in 2018-2019, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	84
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

K -State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 50 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from K -State, about 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. K -State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from K -State, 94% 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 Kansas State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Business/Management

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Accountants and Auditors	12,320	$66,530
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Credit Analysts	520	$68,720
Financial Examiners	440	$74,360
Budget Analysts	270	$68,440

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.