Accounting at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and approximately 21,631 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Middle Tennessee State University.

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

Middle Tennessee State University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Middle Tennessee State University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Middle Tennessee State University 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 Middle Tennessee State University 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	161
Most Popular Accounting Schools	197
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	272
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	277
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	559
Best Accounting Schools	630
Most Focused Accounting Schools	753
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	775

In 2019, 37 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Middle Tennessee State University. This makes it the #161 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Middle Tennessee State University in 2019, 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Middle Tennessee State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Middle Tennessee State University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 37 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from Middle Tennessee State University, about 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Middle Tennessee State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Middle Tennessee State University, 84% 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 Middle Tennessee State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Middle Tennessee State University 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 TN, the home state for Middle Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,030	$55,950
Credit Analysts	920	$64,380
Financial Examiners	850	$83,170

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 MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.