Accounting at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,152. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from SMU MN.

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

SMU MN Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SMU MN

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMU MN offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU MN Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at SMU MN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SMU MN 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
	131
	187
	245
	365
	404
	404
	588
	687
	768

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SMU MN. This makes it the #177 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SMU MN Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMU MN is $47,669. This is 3% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from SMU MN. About 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU MN since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SMU MN 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU MN Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from SMU MN. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SMU MN, 60% 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 Mary's University of Minnesota with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	43

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Marketing

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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	31,110	$44,210
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Financial Managers	15,610	$133,970
Financial Analysts	6,320	$93,160
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,550	$50,570

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.