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General Accounting at Boston College

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College sits in Chestnut Hill, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 135 general accounting graduations were recorded at Boston College.

Studying Online at Boston College

Distance learning is available at Boston College. Of 15,432 students, 732 (5%) studied exclusively online and 2,039 (13%) took at least some classes online.

General Accounting Rankings at Boston College

These rankings give you a sense of how Boston College’s General Accounting program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#1 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#1 of 64
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#3 of 842
Best Value	Massachusetts	#24 of 24
Best Value	New England (Region)	#61 of 65
Best Value	Nationwide	#873 of 896

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#1 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#1 of 64
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#3 of 842
Best Value	Massachusetts	#24 of 24
Best Value	New England (Region)	#61 of 65
Best Value	Nationwide	#873 of 896

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of General Accounting graduates at Boston College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Boston College are 30% women (41) and 70% men (94).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Boston College

Of the 127 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Boston College, 29% were women (37) and 71% were men (90).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	73
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	2
Asian	14
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	11
Unknown	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College, below the national average of 35%.*

General Accounting Master’s Program at Boston College

Of the 6 master’s general accounting graduates at Boston College, 67% were women (4) and 33% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting master’s degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Asian	3
International (Nonresident)	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of General Accounting master’s degree recipients at Boston College, higher than the national average of 35%.*

General Accounting Doctoral Program at Boston College

Among the 2 doctoral general accounting degrees awarded at Boston College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting doctoral degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Unknown	1

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

Best-Paid Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Students who finish General Accounting program at Boston College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for General Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

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.