Accounting at Columbia College

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Columbia College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 8,347. Of the 830 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in 2021, 87 of them were accounting majors.

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

Columbia College Missouri Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia College Missouri

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Columbia College Missouri does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia College Missouri Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College Missouri 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
	39
	46
	159
	192
	300
	305
	342
	542
	708

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Columbia College Missouri Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia College Missouri is $44,432. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia College Missouri, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	87

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems

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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.