Accounting at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 25,711. In 2019, 191 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Portland 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.

Portland State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Portland State University Accounting Rankings

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

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 Portland 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 Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	54
Most Popular Accounting Schools	56
Most Focused Accounting Schools	471
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	592

Accounting Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 191 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Portland State University in 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 Portland State University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	93
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Portland 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Accountants and Auditors	11,890	$71,450
Financial Examiners	820	$67,980
Credit Analysts	770	$74,520
Business Professors	760	$98,510
Budget Analysts	670	$74,970

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.