Accounting at Clemson University

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

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and approximately 26,406 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Clemson.

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

Clemson Accounting Degrees Available

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

Clemson Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Clemson performed in these rankings.

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 Clemson 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
	67
	70
	89
	139
	167
	447
	503
	504
	507
	640

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Clemson. This makes it the #45 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 129 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Clemson in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Clemson since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	118
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Clemson Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Clemson. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Clemson, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	67
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Clemson 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Business Professors	1,140	$99,630
Credit Analysts	970	$67,070
Financial Examiners	560	$65,720
Budget Analysts	290	$70,090

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.