Accounting at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from ECU.

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

ECU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

ECU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at ECU 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
	179
	230
	243
	320
	560
	823
	967

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in accounting from ECU. This makes it the #69 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ECU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $43,561. 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 ECU

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

ECU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from ECU in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	41
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

ECU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from ECU, 73% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

ECU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	132

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.