Accounting at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 59 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Salem State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Salem State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Salem State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Salem State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Salem State 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
	226
	274
	332
	336
	348
	363
	442
	459
	703
	835

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Salem State. This makes it the #364 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Salem State in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	27
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Salem State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Salem State in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Salem State, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Salem State also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Credit Analysts	2,240	$84,020
Budget Analysts	1,710	$85,320
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,480	$70,780

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.