by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Salisbury University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. Salisbury is in the top 10% of the country for accounting. More specifically it was ranked #141 out of 1,586 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for Salisbury.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Salisbury was $824 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $405 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,264 | $17,330 |
| Fees | $2,780 | $2,780 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,260 | $12,260 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,700 | $2,700 |
Learn more about Salisbury 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. Accounting students who received their bachelor’s degree at Salisbury took out an average of $25,500 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $26,527.
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Salisbury is $60,438 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $44,879.
Salisbury 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 Salisbury Online Learning page.
Women made up around 34.9% of the accounting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.9% of the accounting bachelor’s degrees at Salisbury in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 48 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 63 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 97 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 8 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 56 |
| International Business | 3 |
| Marketing | 95 |
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*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.
