Accounting at Emory University

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997.

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

Emory Accounting Degrees Available

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

Emory Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Emory 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 Emory

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

Emory Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Emory since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emory Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Emory does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Emory University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	23
Accounting and Business/Management	23

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.