Accounting at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072.

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

RIC Accounting Degrees Available

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

RIC Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from RIC, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	5

Related Majors

• 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	6,150	$44,120
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Financial Managers	2,580	$145,120
Financial Analysts	1,010	$80,650
Credit Analysts	740	$75,050

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.