Accounting at Nichols College

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

Nichols is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,518.

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

Nichols Accounting Degrees Available

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

Nichols Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Nichols 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 Nichols

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

Nichols 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 Nichols since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Nichols 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 Nichols College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Nichols Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Nichols does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Nichols, 85% 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 Nichols College with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nichols College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	63

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource 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 MA, the home state for Nichols College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.