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Accounting at Providence College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Accounting, take a look at what Providence College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Providence College is in Providence, RI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 48 accounting degrees were awarded at Providence College.

Online Class Availability at Providence College

Many students take online classes at Providence College. Of 4,666 students, 45 (1%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 199 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Providence College

Use these rankings to compare Providence College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Rhode Island	#1 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#7 of 70
Best Value	Rhode Island	#9 of 9
Best Value	New England (Region)	#68 of 69
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#101 of 1,145
Best Value	Nationwide	#1134 of 1,141

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Providence College

Those who finish Providence 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	$63,900
2 years	$62,260
3 years	$70,359
4 years	$83,682
5 years	$97,691

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Accounting graduates from Providence College report median earnings of $83,682, compared with $73,253 for all Providence College graduates — about 14% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Accounting graduates from Providence College stands at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Accounting graduates at Providence College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Accounting graduates at Providence College are 46% women (22) and 54% men (26).

Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Providence College

Among the 48 bachelor’s accounting graduates at Providence College, 46% were women (22) and 54% were men (26).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Providence College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	43
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 10% of Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Providence College, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Providence College

This Accounting program at Providence College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	48

Best-Paid Careers for Accounting Graduates

Graduates of the Accounting program at Providence College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-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.