Accounting at American University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

The American University Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Accounting Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at American University.

The American University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	139

Related Majors

• International Business
• Real Estate
• Taxation
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130
Financial Managers	6,900	$166,710
Financial Analysts	3,850	$102,510
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,710	$54,970
Budget Analysts	1,860	$100,510

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.