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

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Alcorn State.

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

Alcorn State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Alcorn State Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Alcorn State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	381
	626
	629
	683
	843
	882
	951
	953
	1,166
	1,174

Accounting Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Alcorn State in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	510	$45,590
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Budget Analysts	480	$62,940
Credit Analysts	360	$60,220

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.