Accounting at Tarleton State University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Tarleton State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 13,109 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 89 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Tarleton.

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

Tarleton Accounting Degrees Available

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

Tarleton Accounting Rankings

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

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 Tarleton 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Popular Accounting Schools	211
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	292
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	338
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	341
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	360
Most Focused Accounting Schools	455
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	494
Best Accounting Schools	613

In 2019, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Tarleton. This makes it the #292 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Tarleton, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Tarleton are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tarleton Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Tarleton in 2018-2019, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Tarleton, 89% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tarleton 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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.