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Accounting at Alma College

If you plan to study Accounting, take a look at what Alma College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alma College is located in Alma, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 8 accounting graduations were recorded at Alma College.

Online & Distance Learning at Alma College

Many students take online classes at Alma College. Among 1,197 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 38 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Alma College

Use these rankings to compare Alma College’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#None of 181
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#None of 36
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 1,145
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#None of 181
Best Value	Michigan	#None of 35
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Alma College

Those who finish Alma College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$51,158

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Alma College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Alma College are 12% women (1) and 88% men (7).

Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Alma College

Among the 8 bachelor’s accounting degrees awarded at Alma College, 12% were women (1) and 88% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Alma College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 12% of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Alma College, below the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Alma College

This Accounting program at Alma College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	8

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Alma College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.