Accounting at Shorter University

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

Shorter is located in Rome, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,452. In 2019, 7 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Shorter.

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

Shorter Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Shorter

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Shorter does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Shorter Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Shorter 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 Shorter 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 Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Accounting Schools	106
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	232
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	261
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	319
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	391
Most Popular Accounting Schools	608
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	725
Best Accounting Schools	791
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	866

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

Accounting Student Demographics at Shorter

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

Shorter Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 7 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Shorter. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Shorter since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Shorter Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 21 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from Shorter, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Shorter, 71% 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 Shorter University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Shorter 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 GA, the home state for Shorter University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.