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Accounting at Palm Beach State College

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

Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and approximately 26,666 students attend the school each year.

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 State College Accounting Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Palm Beach State College Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at Palm Beach State College

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

Palm Beach State College Accounting Associate’s Program

73% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Palm Beach State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 State College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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