Accounting at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284. In 2021, 47 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from McNeese.

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

McNeese Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

McNeese Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at McNeese 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 McNeese 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
	246
	304
	340
	541
	593
	748
	821
	866
	1,081
	1,232

Earnings of McNeese Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at McNeese is $37,474. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from McNeese. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at McNeese since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	38
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	47

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	20,140	$37,180
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,460	$39,250
Tax Preparers	1,430	$39,590

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.