Accounting at East Carolina 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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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

ECU Accounting Degrees Available

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

ECU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at ECU 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from ECU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	132

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.