Accounting at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Eastern.

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

Eastern Accounting Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Eastern Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern performed in these rankings.

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 Eastern 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
	77
	134
	189
	235
	283
	411
	473
	801
	804
	824
	972
	1,064
	1,171
	1,215

Earnings of Eastern Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $39,625. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Eastern in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 98% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	50

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Construction Management
• Insurance
• Finance & Financial 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,450	$37,950
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Financial Managers	6,190	$114,420
Financial Analysts	1,710	$69,830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,620	$41,290

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.