Accounting at Boston College

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 Boston College stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Boston College.

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

Boston College Accounting Degrees Available

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

Boston College Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Boston College 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.

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Boston College. This makes it the #172 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Boston College Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston College is $69,899. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 51% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Boston College. About 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston College since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Boston College 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 Boston College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	91
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Boston College Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Boston College also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Business Administration & 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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.