Accounting at Alma College

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Alma College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,435. In 2021, 6 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Alma.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Alma Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Alma Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Alma compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Alma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	252
	300
	333
	498
	724
	736
	907
	1,216
	1,298
	1,598

Earnings of Alma Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Alma is $51,158. This is 11% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Alma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Alma College.

Alma Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Alma awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Alma are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alma College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alma also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alma College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	6

Related Majors

• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Alma College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,490	$39,130
Accountants and Auditors	33,610	$74,370
Financial Managers	14,760	$128,270
Financial Analysts	6,090	$84,410
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,690	$44,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.