Accounting at Clark Atlanta University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Clark Atlanta University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 3,911 students attend the school each year. Of the 126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University in 2019, 14 of them were accounting majors.

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

CAU Accounting Degrees Available

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

CAU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at CAU 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
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	292
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	422
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	422
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	585
Most Focused Accounting Schools	613
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	683
Most Popular Accounting Schools	782
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	824
Best Accounting Schools	993

In 2019, 5 students received their master’s degree in accounting from CAU. This makes it the #422 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at CAU

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

CAU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 14 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from CAU. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

CAU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 5 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from CAU, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Clark Atlanta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.