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General Accounting at Towson University

If you plan to study General Accounting, consider the program at Towson University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Towson University is in Towson, MD.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 110 general accounting degrees were granted at Towson University.

Online Class Availability at Towson University

Many students take online classes at Towson University. Of 19,401 students, 1,638 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,422 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Accounting graduates at Towson University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Accounting graduates at Towson University are 49% women (54) and 51% men (56).

General Accounting Bachelor’s Program at Towson University

Among the 110 bachelor’s general accounting graduates at Towson University, 49% were women (54) and 51% were men (56).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	15
Black / African American	27
Asian	19
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 57% of General Accounting bachelor’s degree recipients at Towson University, above 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 Towson University pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid 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.