Accounting at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and approximately 10,196 students attend the school each year. Of the 176 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University in 2019, 75 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.

Southern Utah University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Southern Utah University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Southern Utah University Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Southern Utah 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 Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	50
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular Accounting Schools	168
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Most Focused Accounting Schools	252
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	347
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	407
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	451
Best Accounting Schools	636

In 2019, 57 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Southern Utah University. This makes it the #102 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Southern Utah University awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Utah University since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	51
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Southern Utah University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Southern Utah University in 2018-2019, 79% were men and 21% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Southern Utah University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Southern Utah University, 95% 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 Southern Utah University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Utah 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 UT, the home state for Southern Utah University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680
Business Professors	770	$96,460
Credit Analysts	660	$68,920
Financial Examiners	570	$71,220

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 No Author Name under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.