Accounting at Cumberland University

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 Cumberland University stacks up to those at other schools.

CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,704. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from CU.

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

CU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at CU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	415
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	608
Most Focused Accounting Schools	867
Best Accounting Schools	887
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,059
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Accounting Student Demographics at CU

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

CU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from CU. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CU 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
• Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• 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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.