Accounting Schools In Massachusetts

Accounting classes faculty can choose to work at one of 47 accredited accounting schools in Massachusetts. The trends in Massachusetts' accounting academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in accounting includes accounting training at the following levels:

Accounting Certificate
Associates degree in Accounting
Bachelors degree in Accounting
Masters degree in Accounting

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Massachusetts Vs. National Accounting Employment

Massachusetts	94,430
National	3,526,740

Of all of the accounting professionals in the country, nearly 3% are in the state of Massachusetts.

Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
101,650	102,490	102,640	98,940	94,430

Yellow: Actual Values

Accounting is a shrinking field in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, 7,220 less accounting professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of accounting has shrunk by 7% in Massachusetts. This is slower than the trend for accounting professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of accounting professionals has shrunk by 7% between 2006 and 2010.

Accounting VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$48,703	$51,115	$52,260	$53,797	$53,852
$49,058	$52,712	$53,675	$55,178	$56,645

Light Blue: Accounting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by accounting professionals is increasing in Massachusetts. In 2006 accounting professionals made a mean salary of $48,703 per year, and in 2010 they made $53,852 per year.

Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in Massachusetts

10th percentile	$31,928
25th percentile	$40,752
50th percentile	$52,462
75th percentile	$65,765
90th percentile	$77,868

Thus, accounting professionals' salaries grew by 10% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 144% pay differential between the highest paid accounting professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of accounting in Massachusetts.

Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in Massachusetts

Accounting	$53,852
Business	$109,129
Business Administration	$102,900
Finance	$80,209
Forensic Accounting	$73,235
Small Business	$119,110

In Massachusetts, accounting professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Accounting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts

associate	19
bachelor	25
master	13
doctor	0
Certificate	15
Total	72

As the number of accounting professionals is decreasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 47 accredited accounting schools in Massachusetts state is increasing. In 2006 there were 1,667 accounting graduates from accounting courses in Massachusetts and in 2010 there were 1,907 graduates.

This represents a 14% increase in the number of accounting degree or certificate school graduates in Massachusetts state. 35% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Accounting Faculty Salaries in Massachusetts

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The number of accounting faculty, growth in the field of accounting academia and accounting faculty salaries in Massachusetts, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching accounting courses to students at the certificate in accounting, associates degree in accounting, bachelors degree in accounting, and masters degree in accounting levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of accounting in Massachusetts. A summary of the information we have collected thus far will appear once you submit your information.