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Accounting at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 12,817 students attend the school each year. Of the 398 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2019, 129 of them were accounting majors.

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

SIUC Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SIUC offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SIUC 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 SIUC 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 Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools 23
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 105
Most Popular Accounting Schools 119
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools 161
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools 244
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 310
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools 331
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 335
Most Focused Accounting Schools 374
Best Accounting Schools 434

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

Accounting Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The accounting program at SIUC awarded 129 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women.

SIUC Gender Breakdown of Accounting Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Accounting Majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 72
International Students 41
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUC Accounting Master’s Program

59% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The accounting program at SIUC awarded 37 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women.

SIUC Gender Breakdown of Accounting Master's Degree Grads

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Accounting Majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Business Professors 4,030 $107,910
Credit Analysts 3,330 $77,800
Financial Examiners 2,120 $102,690
Budget Analysts 1,450 $75,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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