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Accounting at American University

Accounting at American University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at American University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 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.

The American University Accounting Degrees Available

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

The American University Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Accounting Master’s Program

71% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Accountants and Auditors 10,590 $98,130
Budget Analysts 1,860 $100,510
Business Professors 640 $115,320
Financial Examiners 610 $157,860
Credit Analysts 250 $108,420

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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