Accounting
CIP 5203 · offered at 2,146 colleges · national median earnings $73,233 · median debt $24,242
CollegeMedian earnings
University of Alabama in Huntsville · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$71,245Ave Maria University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$71,237University of Charleston · WV · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$71,104University of Southern Indiana · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,096 debt$70,953Winston-Salem State University · NC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$70,941Saint Francis University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$70,937Northwest Nazarene University · ID · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,750 debt$70,899Transylvania University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$70,822Tennessee Wesleyan University · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$70,782University of Sioux Falls · SD · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$70,772Goldey-Beacom College · DE · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$17,737 debt$70,765Concordia University-Saint Paul · MN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$70,669University of North Georgia · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$70,468Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,949 debt$70,459Marshall University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,500 debt$70,425University of West Georgia · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,750 debt$70,405Bellevue College · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$70,258State University of New York at Plattsburgh · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,609 debt$70,109The University of Findlay · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$70,025University of Arkansas at Little Rock · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,316 debt$70,007Southeast Missouri State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,250 debt$69,868The College of Saint Scholastica · MN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,000 debt$69,762Campbell University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,595 debt$69,748Mount St. Joseph University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$69,706Loyola University New Orleans · LA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$69,590University of Louisiana at Monroe · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$12,834 debt$69,533University of North Carolina Asheville · NC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,612 debt$69,472St. Thomas University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$69,432Tennessee State University · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,250 debt$69,414Thiel College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$69,280Purdue University Northwest · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,099 debt$69,186Caldwell University · NJ · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$69,147Black Hills State University · SD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$69,079Northern Virginia Community College · VA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$17,062 debt$69,023University of Wisconsin-Platteville · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$68,982University of Southern Mississippi · MS · Public · Master's Degree$68,920The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · TX · Public · Master's Degree$68,815Lasell University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,500 debt$68,677Rhode Island College · RI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,881 debt$68,616University of Bridgeport · CT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$68,559Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Accountants and Auditors$83,6801,449,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,6701,373,680
Financial Managers$166,570841,710
Financial and Investment Analysts$102,740361,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,260153,140
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,08082,150
Tax Preparers$54,92076,480
Financial Examiners$94,16067,830
Credit Analysts$83,51064,390
Financial Risk Specialists$117,33063,850
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$62,37056,610
Budget Analysts$91,64047,160
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.