Accounting at Clark Atlanta University

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

CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,776. In 2021, 15 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from CAU.

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

CAU Accounting Degrees Available

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

CAU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at CAU 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
	423
	473
	482
	501
	505
	620
	643
	794
	859
	922
	1,091
	1,118
	1,123
	1,259
	1,320

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

Accounting Student Demographics at CAU

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

CAU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from CAU in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Clark Atlanta University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CAU Accounting Master’s Program

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

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Clark Atlanta University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	16

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• 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 Clark Atlanta 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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.