Accounting at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

GSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

GSU Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 13 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GSU, about 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	50,800	$42,520
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	4,240	$49,000

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.