Accounting at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

SIUC Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SIUC offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 38 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 39% were men and 61% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.