Accounting Schools In Kansas

There are 40 accredited accounting schools in Kansas for faculty who teach accounting classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in accounting in the state of Kansas, which encompasses accounting training at the following levels:

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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Kansas Vs. National Accounting Employment

Kansas	39,080
National	3,526,740

Of all of the accounting professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Kansas.

Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
40,700	40,240	41,100	39,970	39,080

Yellow: Actual Values

In Kansas, accounting is a shrinking field. There were 1,620 less accounting professionals working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kansas, this field has shrunk by 4% in four years. This decline 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 Kansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$40,160	$38,975	$39,552	$39,903	$41,180
$41,394	$43,120	$44,217	$45,570	$46,014

Light Blue: Accounting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by accounting professionals is increasing in Kansas. Accounting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $40,160 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $41,180 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in Kansas

10th percentile	$25,800
25th percentile	$31,627
50th percentile	$38,975
75th percentile	$48,302
90th percentile	$58,535

This represents a 2% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 127% pay differential between the highest paid accounting professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of accounting in Kansas.

Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in Kansas

Accounting	$41,180
Business	$82,873
Business Administration	$82,217
Finance	$68,106
Forensic Accounting	$58,833
Small Business	$93,240

In Kansas, accounting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

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

associate	22
bachelor	24
master	3
doctor	0
Certificate	7
Total	56

As the number of accounting professionals is decreasing in Kansas state, the number of students graduating from the 40 accredited accounting schools in Kansas state is increasing. In 2006 there were 741 accounting graduates from accounting courses in Kansas and in 2010 there were 1,001 graduates.

There was an increase in the number of accounting school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas by 35%. A majority of these graduates, or 43%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Accounting Faculty Salaries in Kansas

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