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Basic Certificates in Accounting

1,529 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 47% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.4% of accounting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Accounting Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,529 students 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 49,080
Master’s Degree 16,746
Associate Degree 4,133
Basic Certificate 1,529
Undergraduate Certificate 935
Graduate Certificate 718
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 75.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 383
Women 1,146
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The racial-ethnic distribution of accounting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 101
Black or African American 177
Hispanic or Latino 387
White 716
International Students 36
Other Races/Ethnicities 112
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to accounting that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping 9,811
Accounting & Finance 1,540
Other Accounting 118
Accounting Management 111
Auditing 17

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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