Accounting at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 139 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Kent State.

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

Kent State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kent 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, Kent State does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Kent 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
	132
	337
	373
	453
	469
	617
	642
	671

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

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Kent State Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $47,664. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 139 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Kent State in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Kent State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	113
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Kent State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Kent State in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Kent State, 89% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Kent State University at Kent. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kent State University at Kent. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	158

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Construction 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	54,850	$39,830
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Financial Managers	19,980	$135,610
Financial Analysts	9,260	$80,060
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	5,680	$43,980

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.