Accounting at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a total student population of 14,016. In 2021, 91 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Tarleton.

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

Tarleton Accounting Degrees Available

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

Tarleton Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Tarleton performed in these rankings.

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 Tarleton 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
	150
	218
	231
	281
	367
	372
	675
	675
	770

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Tarleton. This makes it the #282 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Tarleton Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tarleton is $40,685. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Tarleton Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Tarleton. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Tarleton, 61% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Tarleton State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tarleton State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	109

Related Majors

• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management

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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.