Accounting at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 students attend the school each year. Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McNeese State University in 2021, 47 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.

McNeese Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

McNeese Accounting Rankings

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

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 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
	218
	296
	312
	382
	401
	535
	783
	823
	928
	1,005

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from McNeese. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men.

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.

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 McNeese State University.

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.