Accounting at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,861 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 101 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Metro 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.

Metro State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Metro State Accounting Rankings

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

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 Metro 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 Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Popular Accounting Schools	221
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	399

Accounting Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Metro State awarded 101 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Metro State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Metro 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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Credit Analysts	2,300	$81,070
Financial Examiners	1,720	$91,530
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,080	$64,700

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.