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Accounting at Delgado Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Delgado Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Delgado Community College is in New Orleans, LA.

During the most recent reporting year, 186 accounting degrees were granted at Delgado Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Delgado Community College

Many students take online classes at Delgado Community College. Among 12,712 students, 5,276 (42%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,400 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Delgado Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Delgado Community College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Louisiana	#8 of 19
Best Value	Louisiana	#10 of 19
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#128 of 265
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#192 of 265
Best Value	Nationwide	#524 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#966 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Delgado Community College

Graduates of Delgado Community College’s Accounting program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,881
2 years	$28,105
3 years	$28,751
4 years	$35,220
5 years	$34,283

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Delgado Community College take home a median $35,220, compared with $42,743 for all Delgado Community College graduates — about 18% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Accounting graduates from Delgado Community College is $22,625.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Accounting graduates at Delgado Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Accounting graduates at Delgado Community College are 80% women (148) and 20% men (38).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Delgado Community College

Among the 56 associate’s accounting graduates at Delgado Community College, 82% were women (46) and 18% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Delgado Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	23
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	17
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Delgado Community College, above the national average of 46%.*

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

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Delgado Community College

The Accounting program at Delgado Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	186

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Delgado Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Accounting graduates, 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.