Accounting at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and approximately 7,869 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UMass Dartmouth.

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

UMass Dartmouth Accounting Degrees Available

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

UMass Dartmouth Accounting Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UMass Dartmouth 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	27
	69
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	85
	121
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	247
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	281
	380

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UMass Dartmouth. This makes it the #282 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UMass Dartmouth Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Dartmouth is $43,734. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Dartmouth since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMass Dartmouth 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 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	55
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMass Dartmouth Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UMass Dartmouth, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.