Accounting at Robert Morris University

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

RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,134 students attend the school each year. Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Robert Morris University in 2021, 65 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.

RMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

RMU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at RMU 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 RMU 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
	40
	124
	232
	399
	413
	447
	481

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from RMU Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at RMU is $51,705. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at RMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Robert Morris University.

RMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from RMU. About 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at RMU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at RMU 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 Robert Morris University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	53
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RMU 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 Robert Morris University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Robert Morris University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	65

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality Management
• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial 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 PA, the home state for Robert Morris University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	55,360	$40,660
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Financial Managers	17,730	$156,730
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.