Accounting at Tennessee State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Tennessee State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615. Of the 178 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University in 2021, 18 of them were accounting majors.

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

Tennessee State University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Tennessee State University Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Tennessee State University 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 Tennessee State University 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
	537
	584
	597
	775
	857
	863
	1,007
	1,009
	1,023
	1,483

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Tennessee State University Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee State University is $44,583. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Tennessee State University awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University 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 Tennessee State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	18

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Business Administration & 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.