Accounting at Champlain College

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

Champlain is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 4,137 students attend the school each year. Of the 764 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Champlain College in 2021, 29 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.

Champlain Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Champlain Accounting Rankings

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

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 Champlain 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	64
Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	84
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	143
	165
	217
Best Value Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	239
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	382
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	440
Most Focused Accounting Associate Degree Schools	467
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	933

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Champlain. This makes it the #413 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Champlain Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Champlain is $51,762. This is 12% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Champlain

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

Champlain Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at Champlain are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Champlain Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Champlain. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Champlain Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• International Business
• Marketing
• General Business/Commerce

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 VT, the home state for Champlain College.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	5,060	$42,320
Accountants and Auditors	2,790	$75,360
Financial Managers	1,060	$113,610
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	310	$44,050
Tax Preparers	230	$46,830

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 Nightspark (talk) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.