Accounting at Point University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Point University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Point is located in West Point, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,946. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Point.

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

Point Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Point

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Point offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Point Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Point performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Point 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
	224
	385
	542
	778
	790
	790
	847
	1,009
	1,019
	1,146
	1,478

Accounting Student Demographics at Point

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

Point Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Point. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Point since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Point 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 Point University 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	2

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Point University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	5
Other Accounting and Related Services	3

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• 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 GA, the home state for Point University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.