Accounting at Boise State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Boise State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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
	26
	77
	77
	93
	116
	222
	223
	268
	389
	474
	497
	583
	592
	688
	759

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Boise State. This makes it the #117 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Boise State. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 4% 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 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Boise State in 2020-2021, 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.

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Accountants and Auditors	3,900	$66,110
Business Professors	380	$84,330
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	290	$52,430
Budget Analysts	170	$66,950
Credit Analysts	150	$63,950

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.