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General Accounting at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you plan to study General Accounting, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University-Main Campus is in West Lafayette, IN.

During the most recent reporting year, 166 general accounting degrees were granted at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Studying Online at Purdue University-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at Purdue University-Main Campus. Among 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Accounting graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 37% women (62) and 63% men (104).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Among the 166 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 37% were women (62) and 63% were men (104).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	127
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
Asian	20
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	11
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*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

Graduates of the General Accounting program at Purdue University-Main Campus pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.