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Basic Certificate in Accounting and Finance

Basic Certificates in Accounting and Finance

1,133 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 35% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.4% of accounting and finance graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Accounting and Finance Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,133 people earned their basic certificate in accounting and finance. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in accounting and finance at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 1,133
Bachelor’s Degree 962
Master’s Degree 600
Associate Degree 534
Undergraduate Certificate 165
Graduate Certificate 102

Earnings of Accounting and Finance Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for accounting and finance majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for accounting and finance majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in accounting and finance. About 75.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 280
Women 853
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The racial-ethnic distribution of accounting and finance basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 37
Black or African American 149
Hispanic or Latino 164
White 674
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 82
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to accounting and finance that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping 7,954
General Accounting 1,771
Accounting Management 142
Other Accounting 113
Auditing 37

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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