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General Accounting at Georgia Southwestern State University

If you are interested in studying General Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Southwestern State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Georgia Southwestern State University is located in Americus, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 46 general accounting degrees were granted at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Online Class Availability at Georgia Southwestern State University

Distance learning is available at Georgia Southwestern State University. Of 3,700 students, 1,655 (45%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,253 (34%) took at least some classes online.

General Accounting Rankings at Georgia Southwestern State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Georgia Southwestern State University’s General Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Georgia	#9 of 19
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#14 of 19
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#80 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#157 of 185
Best Value	Nationwide	#354 of 896
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#774 of 842

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Accounting graduates at Georgia Southwestern State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Georgia Southwestern State University are 65% women (30) and 35% men (16).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Georgia Southwestern State University

Among the 46 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Georgia Southwestern State University, 65% were women (30) and 35% were men (16).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	34
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 20% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Southwestern State University, below the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the General Accounting program at Georgia Southwestern State University pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for General Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.