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Basic Certificates in Accounting

13,126 Yearly Graduations
74% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 49% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.8% of accounting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Accounting Majors

In 2020-2021, 13,126 earned their basic certificate in accounting. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in accounting at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 51,042
Master’s Degree 18,187
Basic Certificate 13,126
Associate Degree 11,525
Undergraduate Certificate 4,263
Graduate Certificate 1,091
Doctor’s Degree 31

Earnings of Accounting Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for accounting majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for accounting majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in accounting. About 73.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3,474
Women 9,652
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The racial-ethnic distribution of accounting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,259
Black or African American 1,629
Hispanic or Latino 3,012
White 5,970
International Students 367
Other Races/Ethnicities 889
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Accounting Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping 9,811
General Accounting 1,529
Accounting & Finance 125
Other Accounting 118
Accounting Management 111

Below are some popular majors that are similar to accounting that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management 40,893
Business Support & Assistance 11,065
Entrepreneurial Studies 4,576
Human Resource Management 3,373
Finance & Financial Management 3,329

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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