Accounting at Harding University

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

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,617. Of the 191 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harding University in 2021, 47 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.

Harding Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Harding Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Harding 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
	119
	122
	144
	151
	240
	304
	394
	541

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Harding Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harding is $56,219. This is 21% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Harding awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Harding since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harding also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Harding University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harding University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	47

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• International Business
• 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 AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	11,730	$36,310
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Financial Managers	4,350	$106,530
Financial Analysts	1,060	$78,050
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.