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Accounting at Northwest Mississippi Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, consider the program at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest Mississippi Community College is in Senatobia, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 30 accounting degrees were granted at Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northwest Mississippi Community College

Many students take online classes at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Of 7,867 students, 2,272 (29%) studied exclusively online and 3,085 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Northwest Mississippi Community College

Those who finish Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Accounting program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$23,332
3 years	$35,289
4 years	$34,696
5 years	$41,440

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Accounting graduates from Northwest Mississippi Community College take home a median $34,696, compared with $35,194 for all Northwest Mississippi Community College graduates — about 1% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Accounting graduates from Northwest Mississippi Community College stands at $10,822.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Accounting graduates at Northwest Mississippi Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Northwest Mississippi Community College are 53% women (16) and 47% men (14).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Northwest Mississippi Community College

Among the 30 associate’s accounting degrees awarded at Northwest Mississippi Community College, 53% were women (16) and 47% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	9
Asian	2

Minority students account for 40% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Northwest Mississippi Community College, below 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 Northwest Mississippi Community College

The Accounting program at Northwest Mississippi Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	30

Top-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Northwest Mississippi Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Accounting majors, 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.