Accounting at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and approximately 7,167 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southwest Minnesota 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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Southwest Minnesota State University Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Southwest Minnesota State University performed in these rankings.

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 Southwest Minnesota 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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	346
Most Focused Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	347
Most Popular Accounting Associate’s Degree Schools	347
Best Accounting Schools	400
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	727
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	731
Most Popular Accounting Schools	959
Most Focused Accounting Schools	972

Accounting Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southwest Minnesota State University. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Southwest Minnesota State University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Southwest Minnesota State 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southwest Minnesota 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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Credit Analysts	2,300	$81,070
Financial Examiners	1,720	$91,530
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,080	$64,700

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.