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Accounting at College of Our Lady of the Elms

If you are interested in studying Accounting, you may want to check out the program at College of Our Lady of the Elms. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of Our Lady of the Elms is located in Chicopee, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 7 accounting degrees were granted at College of Our Lady of the Elms.

Studying Online at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Many students take online classes at College of Our Lady of the Elms. Of 1,268 students, 279 (22%) studied exclusively online and 403 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Use these rankings to compare College of Our Lady of the Elms’s Accounting program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#None of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#None of 70
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 1,145
Best Value	Massachusetts	#None of 27
Best Value	New England (Region)	#None of 69
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from College of Our Lady of the Elms

Students who complete College of Our Lady of the Elms’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$46,087
4 years	$64,227
5 years	$67,815

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Accounting graduates from College of Our Lady of the Elms report median earnings of $64,227, compared with $72,358 for all College of Our Lady of the Elms graduates — about 11% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Accounting graduates at College of Our Lady of the Elms, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at College of Our Lady of the Elms are 14% women (1) and 86% men (6).

Accounting Bachelor’s Program at College of Our Lady of the Elms

Among the 7 bachelor’s accounting degrees awarded at College of Our Lady of the Elms, 14% were women (1) and 86% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at College of Our Lady of the Elms, above the national average of 35%.*

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

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at College of Our Lady of the Elms

The Accounting program at College of Our Lady of the Elms offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	7

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at College of Our Lady of the Elms go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

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.