Accounting at Brenau University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Brenau University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Brenau is located in Gainesville, Georgia and has a total student population of 2,813. In 2021, 15 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Brenau.

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

Brenau Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Brenau

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.

Brenau does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Brenau Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Brenau 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 Brenau 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
	26
	96
	246
	326
	328
	441
	537
	558

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Brenau. This makes it the #329 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Brenau

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

Brenau Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brenau, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Brenau Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Brenau. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 Brenau University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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 w:User talk:Cargoudel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.