Accounting at Bentley University

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

Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,460. In 2019, 114 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Bentley.

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

Bentley Accounting Degrees Available

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

Bentley Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Bentley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Bentley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Accounting Schools	9
Most Focused Accounting Schools	15
Most Focused Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Accounting Schools	52
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125

In 2019, 113 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Bentley. This makes it the #36 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Bentley

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

Bentley Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 114 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bentley. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Bentley since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Bentley are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	84
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bentley Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 113 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Bentley in 2019, 37% were men and 63% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	49
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bentley also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting and Finance

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 Bentley University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Rob1646 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.