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Accounting at East Carolina University

Accounting at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

ECU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

ECU Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Accounting Master’s Program

52% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from ECU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 36
International Students 1
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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Financial Examiners 4,070 $71,310
Business Professors 3,440 $88,470
Credit Analysts 2,560 $84,530
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1,510 $59,970

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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