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General Accounting at Madison Area Technical College

If you plan to study General Accounting, take a look at what Madison Area Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Madison Area Technical College is in Madison, WI.

During the most recent reporting year, 45 general accounting degrees were awarded at Madison Area Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Madison Area Technical College

Distance learning is available at Madison Area Technical College. Of 13,641 students, 2,937 (22%) studied exclusively online and 3,333 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Accounting graduates at Madison Area Technical College, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Madison Area Technical College are 67% women (30) and 33% men (15).

General Accounting Associate’s Program at Madison Area Technical College

Among the 45 associate’s general accounting degrees awarded at Madison Area Technical College, 67% were women (30) and 33% were men (15).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Madison Area Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	2
Asian	3
Two or More Races	7

Minority students account for 38% of General Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Madison Area Technical College, higher than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Accounting Graduates

Students who finish General Accounting program at Madison Area Technical College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for General Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,576
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Tax Preparers	$67,542
Credit Analysts	$66,233

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.