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Accounting at Suffolk University

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

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in 2021, 64 of them were accounting majors.

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

Suffolk Accounting Degrees Available

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

Suffolk Accounting Rankings

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

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 Suffolk 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 62
Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools 86
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 315
Best Value Accounting Schools 1,356

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Suffolk. This makes it the #141 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Suffolk Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Suffolk is $48,716. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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Accounting Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Accounting Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Suffolk. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 26
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Suffolk Accounting Master’s Program

54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Suffolk in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Suffolk does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Suffolk 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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 45,570 $47,020
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Financial Managers 33,880 $148,300
Financial Analysts 13,400 $105,540
Business Professors 4,050 $126,040

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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