Accounting at Towson University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Towson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Towson.

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

Towson Accounting Degrees Available

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

Towson Accounting Rankings

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

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 Towson 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
	85
	102
	103
	109
	112
	131
	136
	148
	170
	184
	373
	496
	593
	1,048

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Towson. This makes it the #374 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Towson Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $57,822. This is 25% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Towson awarded 117 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	52
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Towson Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 11 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Towson, about 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Towson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Towson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	117
Other Accounting and Related Services	11

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,490	$45,450
Financial Managers	12,550	$152,180
Financial Analysts	5,640	$92,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,340	$51,610

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.