Accounting at Furman University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Furman University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Furman.

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

Furman Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Furman Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Furman 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 Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Accounting Schools	121
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	596
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	608
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	733
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,023
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,091

Accounting Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Furman. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Furman 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Furman 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
• 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 Furman 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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.