Accounting at Elon University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Elon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and approximately 7,117 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 59 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Elon.

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

Elon Accounting Degrees Available

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

Elon Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Elon 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 Elon 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 Master’s Degree Schools	66
	70
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	254
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	305
Most Popular Accounting Schools	352
Most Focused Accounting Schools	467

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Elon. This makes it the #306 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Elon Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Elon is $58,320. This is 26% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Elon

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

Elon Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Elon. About 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Elon since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Elon 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 Elon University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Elon Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 16 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Elon, about 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Elon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Elon, 88% 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 Elon University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• 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 NC, the home state for Elon 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 MPD01605 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.