Accounting at Boise State University

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

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069. Of the 874 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boise State University in 2021, 126 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.

Boise State Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Boise State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Boise State does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Boise State Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Boise 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
	33
	91
	98
	122
	299
	304
	385
	596
	752

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Boise State. This makes it the #123 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Boise State Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boise State is $45,367. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Boise State

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

Boise State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Boise State. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Boise 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	95
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Boise State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 43 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boise State, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Boise State, 70% 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 Boise State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Boise 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boise State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	169

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Construction Management
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial 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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	8,630	$38,470
Accountants and Auditors	3,900	$66,110
Financial Managers	2,820	$95,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	710	$40,010
Financial Analysts	510	$75,280

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.