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Basic Certificate in Accounting

Basic Certificates in Accounting

1,771 Yearly Graduations
73% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 42% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.6% of accounting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Accounting Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,771 people earned their basic certificate in accounting. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in accounting at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 40,317
Master’s Degree 14,622
Associate Degree 3,837
Basic Certificate 1,771
Undergraduate Certificate 954
Graduate Certificate 527
Doctor’s Degree 53

Earnings of Accounting Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in accounting. About 72.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 484
Women 1,287
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The racial-ethnic distribution of accounting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 85
Black or African American 210
Hispanic or Latino 397
White 913
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 137
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to accounting that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping 7,954
Accounting & Finance 1,133
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.

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