Accounting at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,860. In 2021, 31 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from SRU.

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

SRU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SRU

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.

SRU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SRU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how SRU 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 SRU 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
	52
	61
	72
	98
	98
	188
	235
	236
	297
	313
	411
	415
	431
	444
	484
	759
	815
	893
	1,000

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SRU. This makes it the #416 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at SRU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

SRU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SRU, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at SRU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SRU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 accounting majors earned their master's degree from SRU. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. SRU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from SRU, 100% 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SRU 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 PA, the home state for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

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 Blackngold29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.