Accounting at East Tennessee 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 East Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713. Of the 346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University in 2021, 63 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.

ETSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

ETSU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how ETSU performed in these rankings.

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 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
	158
	237
	246
	335
	410
	439
	440
	446
	645
	666
	777
	940
	1,046

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in accounting from ETSU. This makes it the #257 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from ETSU. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 5% 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

Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from ETSU in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. ETSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% 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.

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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,030	$55,950
Credit Analysts	920	$64,380
Financial Examiners	850	$83,170

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.