Accounting
CIP 5203 · offered at 2,146 colleges · national median earnings $73,233 · median debt $24,242
CollegeMedian earnings
Southeastern Louisiana University · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,250 debt$59,067Hiram College · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$58,941Francis Marion University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,375 debt$58,797Charleston Southern University · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$58,600Connecticut State Community College · CT · Public · Associate's Degree$58,568Austin Peay State University · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,588 debt$58,409University of West Alabama · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$58,218Northern Essex Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,633 debt$58,193Springfield Technical Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$58,081University of Montevallo · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$57,747Texas A&M University-Kingsville · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,250 debt$57,677Century College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$57,635Texas A & M International University · TX · Public · Master's Degree$57,532University of Arkansas Grantham · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$46,108 debt$57,500University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$5,750 debt$57,201Sinclair Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$57,157University of North Alabama · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,125 debt$56,814St Cloud Technical and Community College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$56,802California Aeronautical University · CA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$56,657Suffolk County Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$9,784 debt$56,569Mount Wachusett Community College · MA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,550Metropolitan Community College Area · NE · Public · Associate's Degree$7,370 debt$56,324Daytona State College · FL · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,126 debt$56,291Essex County College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$56,282Santa Ana College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,487 debt$56,282SUNY College of Technology at Delhi · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$56,164Shawnee State University · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$56,034Chippewa Valley Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$55,729Mt San Antonio College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$55,653Quincy University · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$55,610Berkeley College-Woodland Park · NJ · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$36,391 debt$55,549Malone University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$55,458Front Range Community College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$21,625 debt$55,308Mount Aloysius College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$55,261Alfred University · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$55,250CUNY New York City College of Technology · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$55,240Texas A&M University-Victoria · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,446 debt$55,175Russell Sage College · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$55,125Keystone College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,949 debt$54,695Herzing University-Akron · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$54,345Where 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.