Accounting at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

CCSU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at CCSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CCSU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

CCSU Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at CCSU

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

CCSU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 students earned a master's degree in accounting from CCSU. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. CCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from CCSU, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	79
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & 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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	17,520	$47,890
Financial Managers	15,750	$167,160
Accountants and Auditors	14,550	$84,890
Financial Analysts	6,240	$105,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,820	$53,010

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.