Accounting Schools

There are 2,466 accredited accounting schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of accounting classes at one of these schools, you play a key role in shaping the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in accounting academia which includes accounting training at the following levels:

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

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Accounting professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
3,794,530	3,814,800	3,829,580	3,671,540	3,526,740

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

There were 3,526,740 accounting professionals working in the US in 2010. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has shrunk by 7%.

This decline is faster than the growth for all careers during the same time period. There was a 1% decline for all careers. Until 2018 this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals

10th percentile	$28,238
25th percentile	$34,748
50th percentile	$43,902
75th percentile	$56,238
90th percentile	$70,443

Accounting professionals in the US earned a median salary of $43,902 per year in 2010. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for accounting professionals in the US was 31% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Accounting

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$39,205	$40,725	$42,073	$43,038	$43,902

Light Blue: Salaries

Accounting professionals' salaries have seen a 12% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Accounting Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
13,927	14,462	16,258	17,099	15,612
41,201	43,733	45,281	48,038	48,730
42	38	41	43	30
10,695	11,521	12,221	13,562	14,252
9,528	9,611	9,704	11,402	11,983

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Accounting
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Red: Doctorates Degree in Accounting
Light blue: Master's Degree in Accounting
Grey: Certificate in Accounting

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for accounting professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In the US, 75,393 students graduated from accounting degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 90,607 students graduated from accounting schools.

This represents a 20% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from accounting courses is greater than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Accounting Programs offered Nationwide

associate	1,082
bachelor	1,173
master	435
doctor	18
Certificate	947
Total	3,655

It is interesting to note that while student graduation is up, the number of schools offering accounting programs has also increased. In 2006 there were 2349 accounting schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 2466 schools.

Accounting Faculty Salaries

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