by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Louisiana State University paid an average of $1,196 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $546 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,132 | $9,132 |
| Fees | $3,903 | $20,838 |
accounting who receive their master’s degree from Louisiana State University make an average of $62,154 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $56,422.
Louisiana State University does not offer an online option for its accounting master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Louisiana State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.9% of the accounting students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in accounting at Louisiana State University in 2019-2020, 14.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 34 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 169 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 4 |
| Human Resource Management | 88 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 36 |
| Construction Management | 26 |
*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.
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