Accounting at Kansas State University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Kansas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. Of the 928 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University in 2021, 107 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.

K -State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, K -State does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

K -State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how K -State 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 K -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
	197
	214
	613

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in accounting from K -State. This makes it the #63 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 107 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from K -State in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at K -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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	93
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

K -State Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at K -State awarded 67 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from K -State, 85% 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 Kansas State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Accounting and Business/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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Accountants and Auditors	12,320	$66,530
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Credit Analysts	520	$68,720
Financial Examiners	440	$74,360
Budget Analysts	270	$68,440

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.