Accounting at Belhaven University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Belhaven University stacks up to those at other schools.

Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 4,999 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Belhaven.

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

Belhaven Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Belhaven

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Belhaven does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Belhaven Accounting Rankings

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

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 Belhaven 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
	17
	34
	42
	44
	77
	87
	87
	135
	197
	503
	503
	603
	618
	661
	666
	818
	898
	995
	1,009
	1,059
	1,609

Accounting Student Demographics at Belhaven

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

Belhaven Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Belhaven since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Belhaven are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Belhaven 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 Belhaven University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	14

Related Majors

• 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 MS, the home state for Belhaven University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	12,230	$38,130
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Financial Managers	3,670	$101,840
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,250
Financial Analysts	530	$74,230

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 David Lazich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.