Accounting at Capital University

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

Capital is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 3,020. Of the 587 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Capital University in 2021, 13 of them were accounting majors.

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

Capital Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Capital Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Capital performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Capital 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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	687
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	695
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	708
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,167

Earnings of Capital Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Capital is $50,376. This is 9% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Capital

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

Capital Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Capital, about 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Capital since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Capital 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 Capital University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Business/Managerial Economics
• 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 OH, the home state for Capital University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	54,850	$39,830
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Financial Managers	19,980	$135,610
Financial Analysts	9,260	$80,060
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	5,680	$43,980

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
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