Accounting at Castleton University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Castleton University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Castleton.

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

Castleton Accounting Degrees Available

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

Castleton Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Castleton 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 Castleton 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
	73
	199
	284
	396
	463
	487
	492
	501
	737
	813
	848
	888
	1,036
	1,130
	1,336

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in accounting from Castleton. This is the #502 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Castleton Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Castleton is $40,895. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Castleton. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Castleton since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Castleton Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Castleton awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

Castleton 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Castleton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting and Business/Management	23
Accounting	3

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• 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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	5,060	$42,320
Accountants and Auditors	2,790	$75,360
Financial Managers	1,060	$113,610
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	310	$44,050
Tax Preparers	230	$46,830

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 Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.