Accounting at Palm Beach Atlantic University

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

Palm Beach Atlantic is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and approximately 3,704 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Palm Beach Atlantic.

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

Palm Beach Atlantic Accounting Degrees Available

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

Palm Beach Atlantic Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Palm Beach Atlantic performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Palm Beach Atlantic 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
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	225
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	381
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	412
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	741
Best Accounting Schools	929
Most Focused Accounting Schools	931
Most Popular Accounting Schools	996

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Palm Beach Atlantic. This makes it the #413 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Palm Beach Atlantic

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

Palm Beach Atlantic Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Palm Beach Atlantic in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Palm Beach Atlantic since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Palm Beach Atlantic 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Palm Beach Atlantic Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Palm Beach Atlantic. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Palm Beach Atlantic does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• International Business
• Marketing
• Human Resource 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 FL, the home state for Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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.