Accounting at Bentley University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Bentley University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,177.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Bentley

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Bentley does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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, 52% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Bentley are white. This is above average 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	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	57
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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.

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

Related Majors

• Auditing
• Accounting and Finance

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
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Credit Analysts	2,240	$84,020
Budget Analysts	1,710	$85,320
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,480	$70,780

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.