Accounting at Capella University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Capella University stacks up to those at other schools.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 38,930 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.

Capella University Accounting Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Capella University 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 Capella University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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 MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Credit Analysts	2,300	$81,070
Financial Examiners	1,720	$91,530
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,080	$64,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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