Accounting at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 35,479. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 153 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from NC State.

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

NC State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

NC State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how NC State performed in these rankings.

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 NC State 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 Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Accounting Schools	46
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Best Accounting Schools	171
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Accounting Schools	577
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	747

In 2019, 122 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NC State. This makes it the #29 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 153 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from NC State, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NC State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	110
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NC State Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 122 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from NC State. About 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from NC State, 73% 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 North Carolina State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	89
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NC State 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.