Accounting at Kent State University at Kent

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Kent State University at Kent is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 28,122. Of the 1,351 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University at Kent in 2019, 113 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.

Kent State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Kent State Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Kent 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Accounting Schools	167
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	261
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	317
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	478
Best Accounting Schools	578
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	784
Most Focused Accounting Schools	925

In 2019, 21 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Kent State. This makes it the #261 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Kent State awarded 113 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Kent State since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	97
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Kent State Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Kent State, 81% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Kent State 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Business Professors	3,900	$108,400
Credit Analysts	2,980	$77,510
Financial Examiners	2,630	$78,540
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,340	$66,440

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.