Accounting at East Tennessee State University

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 63 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

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

ETSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

ETSU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at ETSU 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 ETSU 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
	175
	245
	268
	317
	373
	434
	479
	485
	622
	692
	814
	881
	1,009
	1,096
	1,276

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from ETSU. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $38,530. 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 ETSU

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

ETSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at ETSU awarded 63 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	52
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ETSU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from ETSU, 68% 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 East Tennessee State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	82

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.