Accounting at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. Of the 354 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis University in 2021, 31 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.

SLU Accounting Degrees Available

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

SLU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SLU 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 SLU 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
	172
	236
	305
	349
	425
	959
	1,408

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SLU. This makes it the #306 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at SLU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SLU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SLU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from SLU. About 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. SLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SLU, 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLU 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 Saint Louis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	47

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.