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General Accounting at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

If you plan to study General Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is in Carbondale, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 48 general accounting graduations were recorded at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Online Class Availability at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Distance learning is available at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Among 11,790 students, 2,272 (19%) studied exclusively online and 3,360 (28%) took at least some classes online.

General Accounting Rankings at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Rankings can help you compare Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s General Accounting program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#19 of 34
Best Value	Illinois	#24 of 41
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#81 of 143
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#84 of 156
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#415 of 842
Best Value	Nationwide	#430 of 896

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#19 of 34
Best Value	Illinois	#24 of 41
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#81 of 143
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#84 of 156
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#415 of 842
Best Value	Nationwide	#430 of 896

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Accounting graduates at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale are 62% women (30) and 38% men (18).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Of the 48 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 62% were women (30) and 38% were men (18).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	32
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	5
Asian	4
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the General Accounting program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.