Accounting at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

GaSou Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GaSou does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GaSou Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 59 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from GaSou in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. GaSou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from GaSou, 71% 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 Georgia Southern University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Taxation
• Business Administration & Management

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.