Accounting Schools In Missouri

In Missouri, there are 60 accredited schools where accounting classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of accounting and accounting training in Missouri, 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

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Professional Trends

Missouri Vs. National Accounting Employment

Missouri	74,010
National	3,526,740

Approximately 2% of the country's accounting professionals work in Missouri state.

Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In Missouri

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
76,720	80,740	79,020	77,630	74,010

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of accounting professionals is shrinking in Missouri. In 2010 there were 2,710 less accounting professionals working in Missouri than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of accounting professionals has shrunk by 4%. 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 Missouri

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$34,850	$40,673	$41,492	$41,942	$42,028
$43,489	$45,096	$45,354	$45,661	$46,263

Light Blue: Accounting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of accounting professionals is declining, the salaries paid to accounting professionals are increasing in Missouri. Accounting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,850 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $42,028 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in Missouri

10th percentile	$25,370
25th percentile	$30,895
50th percentile	$39,335
75th percentile	$49,860
90th percentile	$62,308

This represents a 17% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 146% 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 Missouri.

Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in Missouri

Accounting	$42,028
Business	$85,644
Business Administration	$80,027
Finance	$71,262
Forensic Accounting	$55,240
Small Business	$92,270

In Missouri, 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 Missouri

associate	24
bachelor	42
master	12
doctor	1
Certificate	17
Total	96

The number of students graduating from the 60 accredited accounting schools in Missouri is increasing. In 2006, 1,615 students graduated from accounting courses in Missouri. And in 2010, 1,807 students graduated.

Thus there was a 12% percent increase in the number of accounting school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri. A majority of these graduates, or 44%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Accounting Faculty Salaries in Missouri

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