Accounting Schools In Georgia

Georgia has 71 accredited accounting schools where accounting faculty who teach accounting classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of accounting and accounting training in Georgia, which includes accounting training at the following levels:

Accounting Certificate
Associates degree in Accounting
Bachelors degree in Accounting
Masters degree in Accounting
PhD degree in Accounting

Statistics

Professional Trends

Georgia Vs. National Accounting Employment

Georgia	103,210
National	3,526,740

Approximately 3% of the country's accounting professionals work in Georgia state.

Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
101,960	104,760	112,660	107,070	103,210

Yellow: Actual Values

In Georgia, accounting is a growing field. In Georgia, 1,250 more accounting professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Georgia, this field has grown by 1% in four years. This growth is slower than the national trend for accounting professionals which shows a 7% decrease in the number of accounting professionals working around the nation.

Accounting VS. All Professions salaries in Georgia

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$40,318	$42,325	$44,190	$46,280	$47,000
$42,452	$44,373	$45,309	$46,939	$48,171

Light Blue: Accounting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to accounting professionals are growing in Georgia. Accounting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $40,318 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,000 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in Georgia

10th percentile	$27,910
25th percentile	$34,238
50th percentile	$43,768
75th percentile	$56,557
90th percentile	$70,823

This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of accounting, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid accounting professionals earning 154% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Georgia state.

Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in Georgia

Accounting	$47,000
Business	$95,834
Business Administration	$86,443
Finance	$76,893
Forensic Accounting	$61,577
Small Business	$102,240

In Georgia, accounting professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Accounting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Georgia

associate	34
bachelor	34
master	15
doctor	1
Certificate	54
Total	138

The number of students graduating from the 71 accredited accounting schools in Georgia is increasing. In 2006 there were 2,709 accounting graduates from accounting courses in Georgia and in 2010 there were 4,290 graduates.

There was an increase in the number of accounting school degree or certificate graduates in Georgia by 58%. 39% of these graduates received a undergraduate certificate in accounting.

Accounting Faculty Salaries in Georgia

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