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Accounting at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how SIUE ranks in comparison to other schools with accounting programs.

Go directly to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics

 

Accounting Degrees Available at SIUE

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

SIUE Accounting Rankings

The bachelor's program at SIUE was ranked #337 on College Factual's Best Schools for accounting list. It is also ranked #15 in Illinois.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	38
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting	48
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	50
Best Value Colleges for Accounting	85
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	98
Best Accounting Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans	100
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	107
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)	109
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)	112
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	114
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)	122
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)	126
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)	131
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)	155
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)	160
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Accounting Graduates	177
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)	178
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)	180
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)	192
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)	200
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k)	203
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)	218
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)	225
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)	250
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	259
Best Accounting Graduate Degree Schools	265
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k)	308
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid)	333
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k)	335
Best Accounting Schools	337
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates	381
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	451

Popularity of Accounting at SIUE

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville handed out 77 bachelor's degrees in accounting. This is a decrease of 7% over the previous year when 83 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in accounting from SIUE. This makes it the #207 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

 

SIUE Accounting Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 77 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUE, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at SIUE are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 78% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in accounting.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	60
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	2

SIUE Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a Master’s in accounting from SIUE in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at SIUE are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 88% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master's in accounting.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.