Median Starting Salaries (by Institution): Accounting

Salary (by major) data was collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) College Scorecard platform and indicates the median salary of an institution’s graduates two years after receiving their bachelor’s degree in accounting, along with the number of graduates per institution for which the USDOE has salary data. Since the USDOE focuses only on early-career salaries, we limit the salary tables on our Dataverse to “pre-professional” majors where students are more likely to pursue employment immediately after graduation (e.g., as opposed to attending graduate school) and within their undergraduate field of study.

Table Updated December 2023

Institution#GraduatesMedian Starting Salary
131496Georgetown University47$77,715
191241Fordham University84$71,351
213543Lehigh University48$70,324
164924Boston CollegeBC103$69,937
122931Santa Clara UniversitySCU84$69,740
216597Villanova University104$69,089
152080University of Notre DameUND103$68,289
117946Loyola Marymount UniversityLMU57$67,240
123961University of Southern CaliforniaUSC158$66,839
234207Washington and Lee UniversityW&L22$66,449
233374University of RichmondUR47$66,355
211291Bucknell University44$66,147
131159American University18$66,014
111948Chapman University43$65,651
230038Brigham Young UniversityBYU85$65,524
163046Loyola University Maryland56$64,865
186584Seton Hall University31$64,791
187134The College of New JerseyTCNJ80$64,581
145637University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUIUC130$64,493
163286University of Maryland-College ParkUMD251$64,387
121691University of Redlands27$64,328
122612University of San FranciscoUSF58$64,068
215770Saint Joseph's University103$63,997
215929University of Scranton42$63,997
217536Salve Regina University12$63,997
121309Point Loma Nazarene University13$63,749
166629University of Massachusetts-AmherstUMass Amherst205$63,646
193292Molloy College34$63,600
214175Muhlenberg College36$63,430
149505Trinity Christian College12$63,005
145646Illinois Wesleyan UniversityIWU38$62,792
233921Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVirginia Tech; Va Tech131$62,632
168546Albion College13$62,632
129020University of ConnecticutUConn108$62,524
121150Pepperdine University20$62,508
130943University of DelawareUDel73$62,491
164739Bentley University174$62,388
240444University of Wisconsin-MadisonUW Madison34$62,343
129242Fairfield University44$62,343
165699Endicott College12$62,260
217402Providence College34$62,260
217518Roger Williams University27$62,154
228723Texas A & M University-College Station77$62,064
197708Yeshiva University40$62,012
236595Seattle University22$62,012
122436University of San DiegoUSD92$61,962
239105Marquette University91$61,870
123554Saint Mary's College of California29$61,814
146719Loyola University ChicagoLUC37$61,380
196413Syracuse University50$61,303
110608California State University-Northridge254$61,207
194310Pace University126$61,058
130226Quinnipiac University29$61,020
144740DePaul University300$60,925
109785Azusa Pacific University29$60,771
192819Marist College39$60,623
174066University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesUMN84$60,594
196079Binghamton UniversitySUNY Binghamton80$60,325
235316Gonzaga University39$60,298
198516Elon University43$60,016
171100Michigan State UniversityMSU60$59,982
212054Drexel University91$59,858
207500University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus63$59,756
186201Ramapo College of New Jersey112$59,666
153269Drake University54$59,485
167996Stonehill College29$59,485
191968Ithaca College17$59,417
216764West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWCU124$59,253
228778The University of Texas at AustinUT; UT Austin27$59,169
135726University of MiamiUM; UMiami22$59,124
153658University of IowaUI68$59,029
232186George Mason University212$58,974
170301Hope College34$58,777
204024Miami University-Oxford132$58,777
228246Southern Methodist UniversitySMU12$58,673
174747College of Saint Benedict20$58,673
164173Stevenson University25$58,479
228875Texas Christian University13$58,402
186399Rutgers University-Newark223$58,382
186380Rutgers University-New BrunswickRU223$58,382
186371Rutgers University-Camden223$58,382
174914University of St Thomas108$58,274
216278Susquehanna University36$58,221
202480University of Dayton56$58,152
207582Oral Roberts University14$57,995
130776Western Connecticut State University60$57,995
173647Gustavus Adolphus College28$57,995
217165Bryant University97$57,995
173665Hamline University20$57,860
181002Creighton University32$57,811
143358Bradley University52$57,735
159391Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLSU75$57,705
237066Whitworth University30$57,705
377555University of Washington-Bothell CampusUW261$57,692
377564University of Washington-Tacoma CampusUW261$57,692
236948University of Washington-Seattle CampusUW261$57,692
174792Saint Johns University49$57,589
169080Calvin University28$57,564
239716Saint Norbert College28$57,318
206622Xavier University30$57,318
216852Widener University33$57,318
201654Cedarville University12$57,318
181446Nebraska Wesleyan University12$57,318
147703Northern Illinois UniversityNIU88$57,318
240329University of Wisconsin-La Crosse82$57,159
204796Ohio State University-Main CampusOSU196$57,149
107044Harding University37$57,047
228149St. Mary's University23$56,931
163851Salisbury University57$56,931
243780Purdue University-Main Campus74$56,867
130253Sacred Heart University36$56,641
153834Luther College25$56,641
173300Concordia College at Moorhead23$56,641
171571Oakland University52$56,544
213367La Salle University48$56,415
122409San Diego State UniversitySDSU93$56,415
123457Simpson University11$56,415
219709Belmont University14$56,415
163462Mount St. Mary's University31$56,157
196167SUNY College at Geneseo34$56,114
232423James Madison UniversityJMU54$56,114
203368John Carroll University51$56,054
104151Arizona State University Campus ImmersionASU111$56,035
236577Seattle Pacific University15$55,964
223232Baylor University30$55,964
155399Kansas State UniversityKSU27$55,964
147828Olivet Nazarene University19$55,964
131520Howard University25$55,964
152600Valparaiso University13$55,964
144962Elmhurst University28$55,964
102553University of Alaska Anchorage65$55,840
164270McDaniel College17$55,693
206941University of Central Oklahoma55$55,625
156286Bellarmine University13$55,512
148496Dominican University19$55,512
110413California Lutheran University42$55,512
209551University of OregonUO90$55,464
191649Hofstra University63$55,422
117140University of La Verne30$55,286
196185SUNY Oneonta38$55,286
366711California State University-San Marcos79$55,286
154527Wartburg College20$55,286
104179University of Arizona71$55,211
215293University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus178$55,136
240365University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh15$54,904
173160Bethel University14$54,869
164076Towson University136$54,717
219976Lipscomb University30$54,697
201645Case Western Reserve UniversityCWRU12$54,661
238458Carroll University22$54,644
178402University of Missouri-Kansas CityUMKC48$54,543
154350Simpson College30$54,509
145813Illinois State UniversityISU116$54,470
212197Elizabethtown College50$54,386
240268University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire102$54,359
204857Ohio University-Main CampusOU51$54,359
143084Augustana College43$54,252
177214Drury University20$54,053
156125Wichita State University97$54,032
201195Baldwin Wallace University21$53,984
152530Taylor University13$53,984
229018The University of Texas Permian Basin31$53,894
216807Westminster College18$53,775
213507Lebanon Valley College18$53,629
204635Ohio Northern University15$53,629
213996Messiah University27$53,608
174783Saint Cloud State University105$53,608
209542Oregon State UniversityOSU69$53,567
100751The University of Alabama121$53,537
153603Iowa State UniversityISU150$53,537
240277University of Wisconsin-Green Bay55$53,497
218663University of South Carolina-ColumbiaUSC86$53,358
192703Manhattan College17$53,358
100858Auburn University59$53,358
227845Saint Edward's University19$53,358
240189University of Wisconsin-Whitewater86$53,308
122597San Francisco State UniversitySFSU153$53,219
175005St Catherine University25$53,108
153108Central College17$53,045
139959University of GeorgiaUGA64$52,941
127918Regis University72$52,941
154095University of Northern IowaUNI73$52,908
154013Mount Mercy University20$52,822
182290University of Nevada-RenoUNR64$52,789
214777Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPSU; Penn State285$52,774
174233University of Minnesota-Duluth94$52,651
208822George Fox University13$52,607
238476Carthage College33$52,524
173920Minnesota State University-Mankato64$52,464
131399University of the District of Columbia16$52,289
227216University of North TexasUNT122$52,246
188429Adelphi University23$52,107
153144Coe College15$52,107
186283Rider University81$52,107
211352Cabrini University12$52,107
209825University of Portland24$52,107
216339Temple University284$51,922
134097Florida State UniversityFSU127$51,880
229115Texas Tech University88$51,857
105330Northern Arizona UniversityNAU49$51,829
145600University of Illinois ChicagoUIC167$51,829
157447Northern Kentucky University89$51,781
200280University of North DakotaUND72$51,571
163204University of Maryland Global Campus211$51,440
184782Rowan University142$51,412
216667Washington & Jefferson College44$51,392
210739DeSales University43$51,392
183080Plymouth State University20$51,273
190044Clarkson University26$51,273
204909Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOWU15$51,273
128771Central Connecticut State University126$51,106
171137University of Michigan-DearbornUMich Dearborn97$51,106
174020Metropolitan State University197$51,077
169248Central Michigan University99$51,012
157289University of LouisvilleUL81$50,952
213987Mercyhurst University18$50,856
207388Oklahoma State University-Main Campus17$50,856
200332North Dakota State University-Main CampusNDSU62$50,856
148654University of Illinois Springfield31$50,856
170082Grand Valley State University123$50,782
196237SUNY College at Old Westbury80$50,742
144892Eastern Illinois University55$50,677
151801Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion141$50,606
203517Kent State University at Kent107$50,606
106397University of Arkansas67$50,606
164562Assumption University28$50,606
216010Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania46$50,543
139144Berry College13$50,439
206084University of Toledo74$50,439
178624Northwest Missouri State University18$50,439
122755San Jose State UniversitySJSU178$50,375
172644Wayne State University101$50,320
182281University of Nevada-Las VegasUNLV124$50,300
228787The University of Texas at DallasUT; UT Dallas154$50,295
129525University of Hartford19$50,270
191931Iona University13$50,270
168005Suffolk University63$50,105
230764University of UtahUU30$50,105
190512CUNY Bernard M Baruch College467$50,105
238032West Virginia UniversityWVU63$50,060
237950West Virginia University Institute of Technology63$50,060
212133Eastern University21$50,022
212106Duquesne University74$50,022
157085University of KentuckyUK118$50,000
195164St Bonaventure University44$49,962
196060SUNY at Albany29$49,962
240480University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point32$49,962
236939Washington State UniversityWSU215$49,719
486840Kennesaw State University241$49,663
151263University of Indianapolis11$49,644
134130University of FloridaUF33$49,644
237011Western Washington University68$49,572
174899The College of Saint Scholastica30$49,562
179557Southeast Missouri State University43$49,527
240453University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee57$49,523
110583California State University-Long Beach267$49,493
195003Rochester Institute of TechnologyRIT19$49,436
207263Northeastern State University79$49,370
228769The University of Texas at ArlingtonUT129$49,136
175272Winona State University75$49,136
225511University of HoustonUH188$49,111
149231Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville62$49,084
173045Augsburg University44$49,084
201885University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincy73$49,064
217420Rhode Island College80$49,019
150136Ball State UniversityBSU87$49,019
240727University of Wyoming38$49,019
217484University of Rhode IslandURI84$49,019
240471University of Wisconsin-River Falls37$49,019
209065Linfield University35$49,019
211158Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania62$48,935
202134Cleveland State University79$48,901
200253Minot State University14$48,823
230852Champlain College32$48,823
129215Eastern Connecticut State University56$48,823
215655Robert Morris University60$48,725
106245University of Arkansas at Little Rock46$48,667
157818Transylvania University18$48,667
154235Saint Ambrose University33$48,432
195474Siena College61$48,432
136172University of North Florida67$48,432
176080Mississippi State UniversityMSU29$48,432
240107Viterbo University17$48,432
202763The University of Findlay12$48,432
127565Metropolitan State University of Denver148$48,376
211088Arcadia University14$48,041
240426University of Wisconsin-Superior20$48,041
209807Portland State University179$47,846
200800University of Akron Main Campus103$47,781
175078Southwest Minnesota State University22$47,729
110538California State University-Chico101$47,686
201441Bowling Green State University-Main Campus65$47,650
133951Florida International UniversityFIU101$47,440
229179Texas Woman's University18$47,260
233295Randolph-Macon College16$47,260
142276Idaho State UniversityISU28$47,260
204936Otterbein University15$47,260
140447Mercer University13$47,260
226091Lamar University20$47,260
133669Florida Atlantic UniversityFAU301$47,260
199193North Carolina State University at RaleighNC State; NCSU38$47,260
234030Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU113$47,260
433660Florida Gulf Coast University43$47,260
137351University of South FloridaUSF210$47,173
199139University of North Carolina at CharlotteUNCC; UNC Charlotte149$47,113
234827Central Washington University173$47,036
174358Minnesota State University Moorhead42$46,999
157951Western Kentucky UniversityWKU46$46,999
230728Utah State University49$46,966
185590Montclair State University43$46,869
165024Bridgewater State University91$46,869
198613Guilford College41$46,790
230737Utah Valley University115$46,790
178420University of Missouri-St Louis93$46,718
212656Geneva College19$46,673
148335Robert Morris University Illinois31$46,673
151324Indiana State UniversityISU53$46,589
151306University of Southern Indiana61$46,357
199281University of North Carolina at Pembroke12$46,321
217235Johnson & Wales University-Providence62$46,254
173124Bemidji State University72$46,193
215743Saint Francis University18$46,087
128391Western Colorado University17$46,087
206604Wright State University-Main Campus76$46,087
167394College of Our Lady of the Elms14$46,087
155317University of KansasKU34$46,087
482149Augusta University22$46,087
127556Colorado Mesa University30$46,087
189705Canisius College18$46,087
139940Georgia State UniversityGSU255$46,043
167987University of Massachusetts-DartmouthUMass Dartmouth66$45,956
217882Clemson University53$45,919
161554University of Southern Maine23$45,852
221759The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleUTK71$45,794
196176State University of New York at New Paltz63$45,794
482680University of North GeorgiaUNG76$45,696
215798Saint Vincent College29$45,696
100663University of Alabama at Birmingham85$45,696
227881Sam Houston State University100$45,584
137847The University of Tampa19$45,500
176965University of Central Missouri30$45,500
172699Western Michigan University119$45,435
163453Morgan State University45$45,383
229027The University of Texas at San Antonio168$45,328
106704University of Central Arkansas37$45,305
228459Texas State University129$45,249
213020Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIUP64$45,207
233277Radford University55$45,008
197869Appalachian State UniversityApp State; ASU53$44,989
221768The University of Tennessee-Martin38$44,933
101709University of Montevallo25$44,933
237792Shepherd University17$44,933
228529Tarleton State University65$44,885
240374University of Wisconsin-Parkside40$44,830
169910Ferris State University60$44,830
196088University at Buffalo46$44,802
216931Wilkes University27$44,776
220978Middle Tennessee State University81$44,765
185129New Jersey City University83$44,666
156082Washburn University24$44,595
141574University of Hawaii at Manoa80$44,508
213321King's College76$44,468
172051Saginaw Valley State University64$44,468
179566Missouri State University-Springfield98$44,389
159939University of New OrleansUNO81$44,356
171456Northern Michigan University36$44,189
213826Marywood University17$44,170
139931Georgia Southern University60$44,170
133650Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityFlorida A&M29$44,170
169798Eastern Michigan University73$44,170
195562St. Joseph's College-Long Island56$44,170
195544St. Joseph's University-New York56$44,170
139861Georgia College & State UniversityGCSU23$44,170
142115Boise State University144$44,102
157401Murray State University28$44,091
106467Arkansas Tech University11$43,798
160612Southeastern Louisiana University83$43,798
102614University of Alaska Fairbanks27$43,798
213613Lock Haven University40$43,798
229814West Texas A & M University26$43,798
198464East Carolina UniversityECU81$43,798
145691Illinois College21$43,798
226833Midwestern State University22$43,798
235097Eastern Washington University96$43,732
132903University of Central FloridaUCF101$43,712
149772Western Illinois University61$43,612
232982Old Dominion University77$43,575
217819College of Charleston47$43,519
127185Fort Lewis College32$43,426
178615Truman State University16$43,426
147776Northeastern Illinois University100$43,240
133711Flagler College35$43,128
195720St. John Fisher University26$43,128
227526Prairie View A & M University30$42,961
199999Winston-Salem State University13$42,682
218070Furman University13$42,682
219259Northern State University17$42,682
141334University of West Georgia61$42,682
187648Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus16$42,682
215442Point Park University29$42,682
146612Lewis University20$42,682
228802The University of Texas at TylerUT35$42,682
176017University of MississippiOle Miss33$42,682
171146University of Michigan-FlintUMIch Flint52$42,682
110556California State University-Fresno182$42,682
187444William Paterson University of New Jersey149$42,402
199148University of North Carolina at GreensboroUNCG; UNC Greensboro49$42,402
206695Youngstown State University77$42,276
221838Tennessee State University22$42,235
190558College of Staten Island CUNY89$42,123
200059Dickinson State University27$42,123
216038Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania47$42,123
181464University of Nebraska-LincolnUNL80$42,073
185262Kean University131$42,012
215947Seton Hill University16$41,937
222831Angelo State University11$41,565
155025Emporia State University32$41,565
214069Misericordia University15$41,565
230603Southern Utah University19$41,565
220862University of Memphis142$41,479
190549CUNY Brooklyn College270$41,464
190664CUNY Queens College354$41,308
224554Texas A & M University-Commerce30$41,193
205443Shawnee State University27$41,193
192323Le Moyne College30$41,007
196121SUNY Brockport69$41,007
193973Niagara University12$41,007
190637CUNY Lehman College148$40,927
203128Hiram College45$40,896
199102North Carolina A & T State University27$40,791
155681Pittsburg State University53$40,728
219471University of South DakotaUSD41$40,641
139311Clayton State University50$40,492
232265Hampton University18$40,485
132602Bethune-Cookman University11$40,485
196158SUNY at Fredonia21$40,461
149222Southern Illinois University-Carbondale53$40,456
139463Dalton State College52$40,275
110510California State University-San Bernardino138$40,233
155061Fort Hays State University25$40,188
156620Eastern Kentucky UniversityEKU45$40,179
211644Clarion University of Pennsylvania37$40,089
221847Tennessee Technological University63$39,729
180489The University of Montana36$39,729
228705Texas A & M University-Kingsville81$39,369
159993University of Louisiana at Monroe19$39,369
101879University of North Alabama35$39,369
162584Frostburg State University16$39,153
142285University of IdahoUI43$39,153
160658University of Louisiana at Lafayette73$39,009
141264Valdosta State University39$39,009
196194State University of New York at Oswego64$39,009
159717McNeese State University47$38,829
218061Francis Marion University23$38,649
218724Coastal Carolina University37$38,597
190594CUNY Hunter College119$38,559
139366Columbus State University37$38,289
212601Gannon University16$38,289
224147Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi43$38,289
129941University of New Haven12$38,289
100706University of Alabama in Huntsville16$38,289
138947Clark Atlanta University11$38,289
237367Fairmont State University13$38,289
199111University of North Carolina at AshevilleUNCA; UNC Asheville18$38,289
140960Savannah State University26$38,289
130934Delaware State University15$38,289
200004Western Carolina UniversityWCU27$37,856
163338University of Maryland Eastern Shore18$37,568
237525Marshall University22$37,568
101480Jacksonville State University36$37,363
176372University of Southern Mississippi48$37,208
160621Southern University and A & M College22$37,208
230834Castleton University11$37,208
207209Langston University12$37,208
102368Troy University35$37,054
198543Fayetteville State University32$36,992
139764Georgia Southwestern State University67$36,914
220075East Tennessee State University48$36,848
137546Stetson University12$36,674
196246SUNY College at Plattsburgh50$36,579
228796The University of Texas at El PasoUT179$36,560
102094University of South Alabama64$36,232
188030New Mexico State University-Main CampusNMSU34$36,221
218733South Carolina State University11$36,141
195243St. Thomas Aquinas College11$36,141
195809St. John's University-New York34$36,132
170639Lake Superior State University28$35,988
157386Morehead State University52$35,823
106458Arkansas State University64$35,772
196112SUNY Polytechnic Institute28$35,772
100654Alabama A & M University12$35,416
177940Lincoln University11$35,330
229063Texas Southern University44$35,060
228431Stephen F Austin State University35$35,060
142328Lewis-Clark State College15$35,060
176035Mississippi University for Women15$35,060
227368The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley128$34,467
161253University of Maine20$33,993
159009Grambling State University13$33,993
107983Southern Arkansas University Main Campus11$33,993
160038Northwestern State University of Louisiana27$33,459
138354The University of West Florida36$33,281
159966Nicholls State University52$31,987
175856Jackson State University32$31,670
190691CUNY York College54$31,547
141565University of Hawaii at Hilo16$31,314
107071Henderson State University15$31,305
198507Elizabeth City State University15$30,771
233897University of Virginia's College at Wise19$30,409
156213Asbury University12$29,685
218973Wofford College13$29,685
234155Virginia State University17$28,019
199157North Carolina Central UniversityNCCU17$26,353
139719Fort Valley State University21$24,035

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