Accounting at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Arkansas State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and approximately 13,106 students attend the school each year. Of the 386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State University - Main Campus in 2021, 45 of them were accounting majors.

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

A-State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

A-State Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at A-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
	200
	322
	567
	790
	875
	977
	1,244

Earnings of A-State Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at A-State is $38,845. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at A-State

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

A-State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at A-State awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at A-State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	45

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	11,730	$36,310
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Financial Managers	4,350	$106,530
Financial Analysts	1,060	$78,050
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,360

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.