Accounting at Bentley 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 Bentley University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,177 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.

Bentley Accounting Degrees Available

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

Bentley Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Bentley 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Bentley

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

Bentley Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Bentley since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Bentley are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	105
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Bentley Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Bentley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Bentley, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Bentley University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bentley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	125
Accounting and Finance	93
Auditing	1

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Taxation
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing

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 MA, the home state for Bentley University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040

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 Rob1646 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.