Accounting at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and approximately 10,118 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Coastal Carolina University.

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

Coastal Carolina University Accounting Degrees Available

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

Coastal Carolina University Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Coastal Carolina University 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 Coastal Carolina University 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Most Popular Accounting Schools	379
	723

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Coastal Carolina University. This makes it the #245 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Coastal Carolina University Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Coastal Carolina University is $42,430. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Coastal Carolina University

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

Coastal Carolina University Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Coastal Carolina University. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Coastal Carolina University since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Coastal Carolina University 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 Coastal Carolina University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Coastal Carolina University Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 21 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Coastal Carolina University, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Coastal Carolina University, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 SC, the home state for Coastal Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,400	$36,860
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Financial Managers	5,190	$125,710
Financial Analysts	1,880	$80,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,700	$41,370

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 DKHardee/Kyle Hardee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.