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Accounting at Simpson College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Simpson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and approximately 1,267 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Simpson College.

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

Simpson College Accounting Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Simpson College Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Simpson College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Simpson College 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 17
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools 19
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 25
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools 49
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Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 440
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 557

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Simpson College Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Simpson College is $54,180. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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Accounting Student Demographics at Simpson College

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

Simpson College Accounting Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Simpson College in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Simpson College since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Simpson College 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 Simpson College with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 19,780 $38,900
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Financial Managers 8,630 $114,620
Financial Analysts 2,410 $83,230
Financial Examiners 1,310 $65,410

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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