Accounting at Cumberland University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Cumberland University stacks up to those at other schools.

CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,704. Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cumberland University in 2021, 17 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.

CU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how CU 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 CU 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
	415
	603
	608
	687
	867
	887
	896
	1,059
	1,084
	1,274

Accounting Student Demographics at CU

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

CU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from CU in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CU 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 Cumberland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	17

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.