Accounting at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 34,285 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 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.

Louisiana State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting
• Doctorate Degree in Accounting

Louisiana State University 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 Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Louisiana State University. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Louisiana State University, 88% 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Construction Management
• 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	20,140	$37,180
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,460	$39,250
Tax Preparers	1,430	$39,590

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 Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.