Accounting at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Minnesota State University - Moorhead stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and approximately 5,547 students attend the school each year. Of the 234 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Moorhead in 2021, 43 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.

MSU Moorhead Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

MSU Moorhead Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead 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
	260
	278
	295
	323
	431
	559

Accounting Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from MSU Moorhead in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MSU Moorhead 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 Finance

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Credit Analysts	2,300	$81,070
Financial Examiners	1,720	$91,530
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,080	$64,700

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.