Accounting at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 102 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from USU.

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

USU Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

USU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at USU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at USU 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
	106
	114
	131
	196
	210
	322
	349
	383
	407
	528
	686
	710
	772
	1,033

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in accounting from USU. This makes it the #115 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $44,742. 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 USU

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

USU Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

USU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from USU in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	90
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

USU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 accounting majors earned their master's degree from USU. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. USU 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 USU, 84% 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 Utah State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	148

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	14,070	$39,170
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Financial Managers	6,900	$110,750
Financial Analysts	2,900	$78,510
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.