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Accounting at Milwaukee Area Technical College

If you plan to study Accounting, take a look at what Milwaukee Area Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Milwaukee Area Technical College sits in Milwaukee, WI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 117 accounting degrees were granted at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Distance learning is available at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Among 13,792 students, 3,499 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,863 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Accounting program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Wisconsin	#6 of 36
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#16 of 36
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#37 of 181
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#48 of 181
Best Value	Nationwide	#267 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#283 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Milwaukee Area Technical College

Students who complete Milwaukee Area Technical 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	$30,172
2 years	$37,980
3 years	$39,704
4 years	$44,910
5 years	$51,789

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Milwaukee Area Technical College report median earnings of $44,910, compared with $45,249 for all Milwaukee Area Technical College graduates — about 1% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Accounting graduates from Milwaukee Area Technical College stands at $19,986.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Accounting graduates at Milwaukee Area Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Accounting graduates at Milwaukee Area Technical College are 74% women (87) and 26% men (30).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Among the 30 associate’s accounting graduates at Milwaukee Area Technical College, 60% were women (18) and 40% were men (12).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	7
Asian	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 50% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Milwaukee Area Technical College, higher than 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 Milwaukee Area Technical College

This Accounting program at Milwaukee Area Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	78
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	39

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Students who finish Accounting program at Milwaukee Area Technical College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.