Accounting at Towson University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Towson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 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.

Towson Accounting Degrees Available

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

Towson Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at Towson 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Towson Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Towson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Towson, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at Towson University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Towson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	117
Other Accounting and Related Services	11

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,490	$45,450
Financial Managers	12,550	$152,180
Financial Analysts	5,640	$92,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,340	$51,610

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.