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Accounting at Boston College

Accounting at Boston College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Boston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 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.

Boston College Accounting Degrees Available

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

Boston College Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Accounting Master’s Program

69% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 33
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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Business Professors 4,050 $126,040
Credit Analysts 2,240 $84,020
Budget Analysts 1,710 $85,320
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1,480 $70,780

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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