Accounting at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. Of the 280 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 83 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.

RIC Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

RIC Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at RIC 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
	128
	173
	281
	295
	302
	449
	459
	471
	475
	687
	893
	921
	966
	1,256
	1,349

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in accounting from RIC. This makes it the #450 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of RIC Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIC is $42,172. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RIC, about 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at RIC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

RIC Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at RIC awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. RIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in accounting.

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

RIC 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 Rhode Island College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	88

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	6,150	$44,120
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Financial Managers	2,580	$145,120
Financial Analysts	1,010	$80,650
Credit Analysts	740	$75,050

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.