Accounting at Central 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 Central College stacks up to those at other schools.

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Central.

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

Central Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Central Accounting Rankings

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

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 Central 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 Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Best Accounting Schools	179
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
Best Value Accounting Schools	344
	421
	612
Most Focused Accounting Schools	710
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	847
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,478

Accounting Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at Central awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Central since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

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

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,780	$38,900
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.