Accounting at Eastern Connecticut State University

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

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,208. In 2019, 42 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from ECSU.

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

ECSU Accounting Degrees Available

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

ECSU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at ECSU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	194
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	231
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Most Focused Accounting Schools	286
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	361
Best Accounting Schools	383
Most Popular Accounting Schools	408

In 2019, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from ECSU. This makes it the #361 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from ECSU, about 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at ECSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at ECSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

ECSU Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in accounting from ECSU. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECSU 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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Accountants and Auditors	14,550	$84,890
Credit Analysts	1,110	$93,970
Budget Analysts	1,050	$82,880
Business Professors	990	$95,670
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	920	$84,990

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.