Accounting at Henderson State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Henderson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and has a total student population of 3,163. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Henderson State University.

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

Henderson State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Henderson State University Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Henderson State University 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
	71
	264
	265
	477
	636
	736
	791
	813
	944
	1,117

Earnings of Henderson State University Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Henderson State University is $42,381. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Henderson State University. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Henderson State University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Henderson State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Henderson State University 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Henderson State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	26

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce

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 AR, the home state for Henderson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	11,730	$36,310
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Financial Managers	4,350	$106,530
Financial Analysts	1,060	$78,050
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,360

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.