Accounting at Mount St Mary’s University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Mount St Mary's University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and approximately 2,560 students attend the school each year. Of the 140 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount St Mary's University in 2021, 33 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.

The Mount Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

The Mount Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at The Mount 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
	18
	21
	30
	31
	42
	103
	179
	191
	241
	252
	285
	403
	660
	704
	1,043

Earnings of The Mount Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at The Mount is $53,097. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at The Mount

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Mount St Mary’s University.

The Mount Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at The Mount awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at The Mount since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at The Mount 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 Mount St Mary's University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The Mount 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 Mount St Mary's University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount St Mary's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	25
Other Accounting and Related Services	8

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,490	$45,450
Financial Managers	12,550	$152,180
Financial Analysts	5,640	$92,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,340	$51,610

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.