Accounting Schools In Tennessee

There are 46 accredited accounting schools in Tennessee for faculty who teach accounting classes to choose from. The trends in Tennessee's accounting academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in accounting includes accounting training at the following levels:

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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Tennessee Vs. National Accounting Employment

Tennessee	58,290
National	3,526,740

Of all of the accounting professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Tennessee state.

Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In Tennessee

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
65,530	62,840	60,660	58,350	58,290

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of accounting professionals is shrinking in Tennessee. 7,240 less accounting professionals were working in Tennessee in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 11% decline in the field. This is faster than the trend for accounting professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of accounting professionals has shrunk by 7% between 2006 and 2010.

Accounting VS. All Professions salaries in Tennessee

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$38,202	$39,755	$41,615	$41,097	$42,593
$40,013	$42,768	$44,223	$45,004	$44,949

Light Blue: Accounting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Tennessee, as the number of accounting professionals is declining, the salaries earned by accounting professionals are increasing. The mean salary for accounting professionals in 2006 was $38,202 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $42,593 per year.

Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in Tennessee

10th percentile	$26,450
25th percentile	$31,745
50th percentile	$39,517
75th percentile	$50,863
90th percentile	$62,585

This represents a growth in salaries of 10%. 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 137% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Tennessee state.

Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in Tennessee

Accounting	$42,593
Business	$82,821
Business Administration	$75,653
Finance	$65,454
Forensic Accounting	$54,887
Small Business	$92,780

Accounting professionals in Tennessee earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

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

associate	13
bachelor	32
master	14
doctor	0
Certificate	7
Total	66

The number of students graduating from the 46 accredited accounting schools in Tennessee is increasing. In Tennessee, there were 1,063 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,303 graduates from accounting courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 23% percent increase in the number of accounting school degree or certificate graduates in Tennessee. Most of these graduates, or 48%, earned an bachelor's degree in accounting.

Accounting Faculty Salaries in Tennessee

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