Accounting at Bryant University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Bryant University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Bryant is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island and approximately 3,674 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Bryant.

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

Bryant Accounting Degrees Available

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

Bryant Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Bryant compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Bryant 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Accounting Schools	19
	34
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
	154
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	258
Best Accounting Schools	283
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,271

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Bryant. This makes it the #126 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Bryant Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bryant is $53,136. This is 15% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Bryant

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

Bryant Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Bryant. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Bryant since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Bryant 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 Bryant University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	89
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Bryant Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Bryant in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• International Business

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 RI, the home state for Bryant University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	6,150	$44,120
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Financial Managers	2,580	$145,120
Financial Analysts	1,010	$80,650
Credit Analysts	740	$75,050

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.