The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Suffolk University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Suffolk was ranked #216 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for accounting majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #11 in Massachusetts.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Suffolk paid an average of $1,171 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $41,242 | $41,242 |
Fees | $406 | $406 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,462 | $17,462 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,450 | $2,450 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Suffolk in Accounting walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,527.
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Suffolk is $47,963 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $44,879.
Online degrees for the Suffolk accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Suffolk Online Learning page.
About 60.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Suffolk in 2019-2020, 31.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 19 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 31 |
International Students | 24 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Accounting | 85 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Business/Commerce | 3 |
Business Administration & Management | 138 |
Business/Managerial Economics | 20 |
Entrepreneurial Studies | 99 |
Finance & Financial Management | 191 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.