Accounting at Georgia 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 Georgia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year.

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

Georgia State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Accounting Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	24
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	85

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Taxation
• International Business

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 State 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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.