Accounting Schools In South Carolina

Accounting classes faculty can choose to work at one of 36 accredited accounting schools in South Carolina. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in accounting in the state of South Carolina, which encompasses accounting training at the following levels:

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

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

South Carolina Vs. National Accounting Employment

South Carolina	45,210
National	3,526,740

Of all of the accounting professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in South Carolina state.

Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In South Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
46,860	46,750	47,900	46,170	45,210

Yellow: Actual Values

In South Carolina, accounting is a shrinking field. 1,650 less accounting professionals were working in South Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of accounting has shrunk by 4% in South Carolina. This decline is slower than the change in the number of accounting professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of accounting professionals has shrunk by 7% from 2006 to 2010.

Accounting VS. All Professions salaries in South Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$36,270	$36,930	$38,960	$40,317	$42,388
$39,422	$41,728	$43,045	$43,558	$44,811

Light Blue: Accounting
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by accounting professionals is increasing in South Carolina. Accounting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $36,270 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $42,388 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in South Carolina

10th percentile	$26,398
25th percentile	$32,315
50th percentile	$40,112
75th percentile	$49,930
90th percentile	$61,895

Thus, there was a 14% growth in accounting professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of accounting, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid accounting professionals earning 134% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in South Carolina state.

Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in South Carolina

Accounting	$42,388
Business	$85,107
Business Administration	$82,023
Finance	$66,978
Forensic Accounting	$53,610
Small Business	$104,790

In South Carolina, accounting professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Accounting programs available for each degree type for all schools in South Carolina

associate	13
bachelor	19
master	6
doctor	0
Certificate	17
Total	55

As the number of accounting professionals is decreasing in South Carolina state, the number of students graduating from the 36 accredited accounting schools in South Carolina state is increasing. In 2006 there were 849 accounting graduates from accounting courses in South Carolina and in 2010 there were 1,063 graduates.

Thus there was a 25% percent increase in the number of accounting school degree or certificate graduates in South Carolina. Most of these graduates, or 35%, earned a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Accounting Faculty Salaries in South Carolina

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