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General Accounting at Southwest Minnesota State University

If you plan to study General Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Southwest Minnesota State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwest Minnesota State University is in Marshall, MN.

During the most recent reporting year, 14 general accounting degrees were granted at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Studying Online at Southwest Minnesota State University

Distance learning is available at Southwest Minnesota State University. Among 8,214 students, 1,293 (16%) studied exclusively online and 730 (9%) took at least some classes online.

General Accounting Rankings at Southwest Minnesota State University

Use these rankings to compare Southwest Minnesota State University’s General Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Minnesota	#18 of 36
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#28 of 33
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#41 of 104
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#76 of 100
Best Value	Nationwide	#404 of 896
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#631 of 842

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Minnesota	#18 of 36
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#28 of 33
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#41 of 104
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#76 of 100
Best Value	Nationwide	#404 of 896
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#631 of 842

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Accounting graduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Southwest Minnesota State University are 43% women (6) and 57% men (8).

General Accounting Associate’s Program at Southwest Minnesota State University

Among the 1 associate’s general accounting degrees awarded at Southwest Minnesota State University, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Southwest Minnesota State University

Among the 13 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Southwest Minnesota State University, 46% were women (6) and 54% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Black / African American	1
Asian	2

Minority students account for 23% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Southwest Minnesota State University, 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 Southwest Minnesota State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-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.