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Accounting at Ridgewater College

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

Ridgewater College is located in Willmar, Minnesota and approximately 3,176 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.

Ridgewater College Accounting Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Ridgewater College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ridgewater College offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Ridgewater College Accounting 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Ridgewater College

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

Ridgewater College Accounting Associate’s Program

71% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at Ridgewater College are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MN, the home state for Ridgewater College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 31,110 $44,210
Accountants and Auditors 22,960 $72,480
Financial Managers 15,610 $133,970
Financial Analysts 6,320 $93,160
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2,550 $50,570

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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