Accounting at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447. In 2021, 41 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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

NSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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, NSU does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
	45
	105
	349
	408
	575
	610
	741
	783
	844
	951
	1,102
	1,115

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $41,552. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NSU 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	41

Related Majors

• Hospitality 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.