Accounting at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 34,285 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Louisiana 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.

Louisiana State University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Louisiana State University Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Louisiana 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
	6
	98
	105
	141
	176
	270
	288
	578
	645
	684

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University. This makes it the #99 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 108 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Louisiana State University in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Louisiana State University 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	83
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Louisiana State University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Louisiana State University, 88% 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana State University also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 2 students 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Business Professors	1,240	$80,310
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$51,510
Budget Analysts	380	$67,710
Credit Analysts	260	$63,690

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 Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.