Accounting at Southern Adventist University

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

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,942. In 2019, 5 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Adventist.

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

Southern Adventist Accounting Degrees Available

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

Southern Adventist Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Southern Adventist 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 Southern Adventist 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 Associate’s Degree Schools	219
Most Focused Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	233
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	374
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	431
Most Popular Accounting Schools	896
Most Focused Accounting Schools	962
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,004

In 2019, 4 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Southern Adventist. This makes it the #431 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

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

Southern Adventist Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 46% men each year. The program at Southern Adventist may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Southern Adventist does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Adventist University with a associate's in accounting.

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

Southern Adventist Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Southern Adventist awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Southern Adventist University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

Southern Adventist Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Southern Adventist. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Southern Adventist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Adventist University with a master's in accounting.

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

Southern Adventist 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 Southern Adventist 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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.