by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Accounting and Finance. 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 Clarkson 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Clarkson is in the top 10% of the country for accounting. More specifically it was ranked #115 out of 1,586 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #10 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Clarkson.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Clarkson was $1,715 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,454 | $51,454 |
| Fees | $1,270 | $1,270 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,446 | $1,446 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,786 | $15,786 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,314 | $2,314 |
Learn more about Clarkson tuition and fees.
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 Clarkson in Accounting walked away with an average of $26,734 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,527.
accounting who receive their bachelor’s degree from Clarkson make an average of $53,775 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $44,879.
Clarkson does not offer an online option for its accounting bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Clarkson Online Learning page.
About 22.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Around 7.4% of accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Clarkson in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting and Finance | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 36 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 18 |
| Management Information Systems | 10 |
*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.
