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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 five 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.

*Note that the USDOE is not able to disclose salary data by major for all institutions offering a major in this area. For example, if a group of individuals within a certain institution is too small, the USDOE must suppress salary data in order to prevent identification of the group’s individuals.

Table Updated March 2026

Institution#GraduatesMedian Starting Salary
131496Georgetown University72$165,279
122931Santa Clara University101$123,065SCU
164924Boston College121$122,243BC
211291Bucknell University79$121,826
213543Lehigh University73$118,286
216597Villanova University93$114,801
117946Loyola Marymount University44$112,523LMU
129242Fairfield University75$110,042
152080University of Notre Dame106$109,595UND
122436University of San Diego79$109,018USD
123961University of Southern California175$107,531USC
111948Chapman University34$107,442
123554Saint Mary's College of California24$107,316
230038Brigham Young University238$107,301BYU
197708Yeshiva University59$106,840
234207Washington and Lee University46$106,739W&L
191241Fordham University117$106,654
130943University of Delaware100$106,304UDel
163046Loyola University Maryland48$106,160
121150Pepperdine University14$104,343
131159American University28$104,304
198516Elon University59$103,374
127060University of Denver40$103,111
195173St. Francis College25$102,947
167996Stonehill College41$102,848
236595Seattle University55$102,504
196413Syracuse University115$101,760
131469George Washington University57$101,290
122612University of San Francisco37$101,040USF
228723Texas A & M University-College Station318$101,031
121691University of Redlands14$100,799
215929University of Scranton76$100,591
186584Seton Hall University70$99,935
215770Saint Joseph's University75$99,815
233374University of Richmond49$99,714UR
166629University of Massachusetts-Amherst180$99,495UMass Amherst
163286University of Maryland-College Park200$99,454UMD
164739Bentley University178$99,268
228875Texas Christian University81$99,015
196079Binghamton University173$98,898SUNY Binghamton
140447Mercer University43$98,559
187134The College of New Jersey48$98,331TCNJ
194310Pace University114$97,717
217402Providence College70$97,691
135726University of Miami71$97,421UM; UMiami
131283The Catholic University of America24$97,224
145637University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign385$96,827UIUC
130226Quinnipiac University42$96,742
122409San Diego State University0$96,719SDSU
122755San Jose State UniversitySuppressed$96,679SJSU
145646Illinois Wesleyan University22$96,598IWU
191649Hofstra University77$96,476
235316Gonzaga University71$96,389
178396University of Missouri-Columbia141$96,383
240444University of Wisconsin-Madison129$96,130UW Madison
228778The University of Texas at Austin226$95,733UT; UT Austin
165699Endicott College10$95,504
129020University of Connecticut117$94,820UConn
181002Creighton University62$94,656
228246Southern Methodist University81$94,535SMU
233921Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University175$94,502Virginia Tech; Va Tech
223232Baylor University160$94,352
217518Roger Williams University29$94,185
239105Marquette University85$93,729
146719Loyola University Chicago82$93,326LUC
196060SUNY at Albany124$93,077
121309Point Loma Nazarene University15$92,989
174066University of Minnesota-Twin Cities124$92,931UMN
193292Molloy College20$92,854
232186George Mason University237$92,732
214175Muhlenberg College19$92,565
217165Bryant University132$92,533
186399Rutgers University-Newark177$92,382
186380Rutgers University-New Brunswick146$92,382RU
186371Rutgers University-Camden64$92,382
229267Trinity University37$92,279
144740DePaul University228$92,255
104179University of Arizona176$92,207
204024Miami University-Oxford165$92,144
130253Sacred Heart University83$91,694
186201Ramapo College of New Jersey71$91,549
139959University of Georgia233$91,429UGA
190044Clarkson University18$91,072
196185SUNY Oneonta20$91,037
171100Michigan State University214$91,024MSU
222178Abilene Christian University48$91,013
153658University of Iowa147$90,952UI
201645Case Western Reserve University39$90,949CWRU
117140University of La Verne32$90,889
153834Luther College15$90,836
212054Drexel University256$90,655
209551University of Oregon103$90,545UO
153269Drake University32$90,542
110608California State University-Northridge287$90,327
207500University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus245$90,317
192819Marist College44$90,235
131520Howard University19$89,996
174914University of St Thomas64$89,852
203368John Carroll University51$89,675
204796Ohio State University-Main Campus367$89,592OSU
185590Montclair State University106$89,450
134097Florida State University185$89,416FSU
190512CUNY Bernard M Baruch College660$88,833
217536Salve Regina University24$88,826
216764West Chester University of Pennsylvania139$88,795WCU
232423James Madison University87$88,619JMU
134130University of Florida110$88,563UF
243780Purdue University-Main Campus122$88,315
191968Ithaca College26$88,257
202480University of Dayton81$88,053
191931Iona University42$88,005
174792Saint Johns University52$87,842
107044Harding University47$87,632
173647Gustavus Adolphus College8$87,570
195809St. John's University-New York107$87,521
137847The University of Tampa68$87,359
377555University of Washington-Bothell Campus96$87,336UW
377564University of Washington-Tacoma Campus96$87,336UW
236948University of Washington-Seattle Campus133$87,336UW
204909Ohio Wesleyan University19$87,197OWU
214777Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus491$87,152PSU; Penn State
229115Texas Tech University187$87,025
236577Seattle Pacific University13$86,909
144962Elmhurst University24$86,907
142522Brigham Young University-Idaho168$86,620
143358Bradley University46$86,572
109785Azusa Pacific University21$86,401
196167SUNY College at Geneseo71$86,193
148496Dominican University20$85,966
106397University of Arkansas201$85,915
216931Wilkes University17$85,792
215293University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus127$85,705
215284University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown19$85,705
153144Coe College12$85,342
221759The University of Tennessee-Knoxville138$85,054UTK
240426University of Wisconsin-Superior10$84,862
227216University of North Texas196$84,797UNT
218663University of South Carolina-Columbia149$84,344USC
230728Utah State University102$84,245
164173Stevenson University16$84,082
207582Oral Roberts University17$83,941
199193North Carolina State University at Raleigh157$83,729NC State; NCSU
204635Ohio Northern University25$83,544
147703Northern Illinois University138$83,523NIU
207388Oklahoma State University-Main Campus194$83,450
163851Salisbury University46$83,442
196088University at Buffalo124$83,438
188429Adelphi University31$83,321
206622Xavier University43$83,248
173665Hamline University15$83,107
170301Hope College18$83,017
122597San Francisco State UniversitySuppressed$82,791SFSU
230764University of Utah114$82,700UU
104151Arizona State University Campus Immersion244$82,689ASU
164270McDaniel College35$82,620
164076Towson University117$82,358
168005Suffolk University64$82,133
176017University of Mississippi335$82,084Ole Miss
238032West Virginia University93$82,077WVU
237950West Virginia University Institute of Technology16$82,077
169080Calvin University36$81,952
228149St. Mary's University18$81,824
145813Illinois State University188$81,805ISU
216278Susquehanna University24$81,585
139144Berry College16$81,562
154095University of Northern Iowa84$81,462UNI
129941University of New Haven18$81,455
366711California State University-San MarcosSuppressed$81,423
159391Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College108$81,419LSU
171571Oakland University80$81,191
174747College of Saint Benedict29$81,021
217484University of Rhode Island90$80,974URI
182290University of Nevada-Reno87$80,890UNR
212656Geneva College10$80,702
237066Whitworth University11$80,683
213996Messiah University21$80,555
216852Widener University32$80,500
110538California State University-ChicoSuppressed$80,392
105330Northern Arizona University91$80,353NAU
143084Augustana College50$80,334
213987Mercyhurst University11$80,293
133951Florida International University232$80,112FIU
204857Ohio University-Main Campus73$80,032OU
157085University of Kentucky173$79,925UK
100858Auburn University153$79,838
177214Drury University14$79,729
219709Belmont University36$79,707
213367La Salle University54$79,680
219976Lipscomb University30$79,655
154527Wartburg College14$79,556
155399Kansas State University107$79,534KSU
100751The University of Alabama315$79,435
102553University of Alaska Anchorage59$79,196
129525University of Hartford26$79,172
155317University of Kansas168$79,167KU
238476Carthage College23$79,104
144892Eastern Illinois University25$79,045
216339Temple University197$78,957
240329University of Wisconsin-La Crosse74$78,929
173300Concordia College at Moorhead17$78,871
186283Rider University68$78,774
216667Washington & Jefferson College11$78,640
110583California State University-Long BeachSuppressed$78,508
201195Baldwin Wallace University28$78,503
199139University of North Carolina at Charlotte155$78,329UNCC; UNC Charlotte
227845Saint Edward's University25$78,312
130776Western Connecticut State University64$78,301
197869Appalachian State University86$78,158App State; ASU
240471University of Wisconsin-River Falls32$78,142
145600University of Illinois Chicago166$77,917UIC
209825University of Portland33$77,699
217882Clemson University129$77,473
154350Simpson College29$77,451
195474Siena College79$77,380
163204University of Maryland Global Campus243$77,347
154235Saint Ambrose University20$77,333
136172University of North Florida91$77,318
184782Rowan University165$77,306
110413California Lutheran University47$77,276
218973Wofford College38$77,092
236939Washington State University219$77,091WSU
209542Oregon State University93$76,958OSU
237011Western Washington University78$76,780
195003Rochester Institute of Technology26$76,778RIT
165024Bridgewater State University88$76,525
239716Saint Norbert College23$76,468
174233University of Minnesota-Duluth50$76,462
132903University of Central Florida259$76,442UCF
173920Minnesota State University-Mankato87$76,233
240453University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee73$76,212
212197Elizabethtown College8$76,209
169248Central Michigan University82$76,147
240268University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire88$76,121
222831Angelo State University38$76,064
189705Canisius College61$75,872
178402University of Missouri-Kansas City97$75,841UMKC
163462Mount St. Mary's University33$75,754
206084University of Toledo96$75,684
100706University of Alabama in Huntsville47$75,678
217235Johnson & Wales University-Providence36$75,585
217819College of Charleston57$75,550
233277Radford University34$75,508
230737Utah Valley University134$75,251
171137University of Michigan-Dearborn48$75,164UMich Dearborn
228787The University of Texas at Dallas238$75,130UT; UT Dallas
202134Cleveland State University93$75,073
153108Central College8$74,897
228769The University of Texas at Arlington160$74,852UT
209807Portland State University205$74,599
206941University of Central Oklahoma64$74,550
240189University of Wisconsin-Whitewater131$74,522
149231Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville77$74,476
201441Bowling Green State University-Main Campus82$74,461
178615Truman State University63$74,434
230603Southern Utah University81$74,399
201885University of Cincinnati-Main Campus183$74,355Cincy
212106Duquesne University67$74,343
178420University of Missouri-St Louis106$74,336
210739DeSales University36$74,161
181464University of Nebraska-Lincoln122$74,112UNL
182281University of Nevada-Las Vegas175$73,964UNLV
167987University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth86$73,735UMass Dartmouth
172644Wayne State University123$73,718
173045Augsburg University20$73,711
196237SUNY College at Old Westbury104$73,645
102614University of Alaska Fairbanks19$73,629
215798Saint Vincent College20$73,610
234827Central Washington University139$73,436
153603Iowa State University156$73,400ISU
204936Otterbein University9$73,311
232982Old Dominion University98$73,216
199102North Carolina A & T State University25$73,215
212133Eastern University7$73,187
154013Mount Mercy University9$73,088
129215Eastern Connecticut State University38$73,041
174783Saint Cloud State University42$73,029
170082Grand Valley State University178$73,018
150136Ball State University78$73,013BSU
137546Stetson University29$72,927
203517Kent State University at Kent139$72,738
238458Carroll University10$72,714
196176State University of New York at New Paltz44$72,714
155025Emporia State University38$72,650
195164St Bonaventure University34$72,591
162584Frostburg State University18$72,529
127565Metropolitan State University of Denver136$72,474
220978Middle Tennessee State University76$72,466
216010Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania29$72,328
228459Texas State University178$72,251
156125Wichita State University76$72,214
482680University of North Georgia59$71,914UNG
176080Mississippi State University107$71,913MSU
139861Georgia College & State University43$71,903GCSU
234030Virginia Commonwealth University61$71,783VCU
229179Texas Woman's University32$71,775
225511University of Houston333$71,752UH
192703Manhattan College28$71,705
195544St. Joseph's University-New York48$71,637
157951Western Kentucky University64$71,617WKU
229027The University of Texas at San Antonio198$71,566
215655Robert Morris University65$71,490
179557Southeast Missouri State University39$71,347
237792Shepherd University16$71,328
130934Delaware State University12$71,308
164562Assumption University29$71,232
486840Kennesaw State University231$71,209
195720St. John Fisher University37$71,104
157818Transylvania University17$71,095
206604Wright State University-Main Campus59$71,094
128771Central Connecticut State University123$70,820
200280University of North Dakota85$70,589UND
149222Southern Illinois University-Carbondale106$70,417
157289University of Louisville105$70,410UL
139940Georgia State University171$70,327GSU
240374University of Wisconsin-Parkside33$70,307
172699Western Michigan University146$70,283
218070Furman University17$70,115
139931Georgia Southern University93$70,091
106245University of Arkansas at Little Rock49$69,782
127918Regis University38$69,754
183080Plymouth State University10$69,707
190664CUNY Queens College400$69,660
157447Northern Kentucky University3$69,638
227881Sam Houston State University130$69,480
232265Hampton University10$69,330
137351University of South Florida316$69,308USF
200800University of Akron Main Campus82$69,301
190549CUNY Brooklyn College293$69,279
148654University of Illinois Springfield25$69,159
240727University of Wyoming53$69,152
133669Florida Atlantic University299$68,963FAU
213507Lebanon Valley College11$68,801
240277University of Wisconsin-Green Bay40$68,799
224554Texas A & M University-Commerce62$68,654
106704University of Central Arkansas49$68,389
176965University of Central Missouri36$68,331
433660Florida Gulf Coast University73$68,267
190558College of Staten Island CUNY96$68,247
175078Southwest Minnesota State University18$68,179
142276Idaho State University45$68,062ISU
172051Saginaw Valley State University48$68,052
221768The University of Tennessee-Martin32$68,020
221838Tennessee State University18$68,010
142115Boise State University126$67,888
169798Eastern Michigan University85$67,858
141334University of West Georgia74$67,825
174020Metropolitan State University95$67,821
200332North Dakota State University-Main Campus60$67,821NDSU
167394College of Our Lady of the Elms10$67,815
175272Winona State University46$67,731
163453Morgan State University25$67,616
216807Westminster College12$67,590
110556California State University-FresnoSuppressed$67,526
175005St Catherine University9$67,406
209065Linfield University7$67,388
159993University of Louisiana at Monroe17$67,181
151306University of Southern Indiana67$67,053
179566Missouri State University-Springfield85$66,988
196121SUNY Brockport47$66,908
215442Point Park University18$66,830
142285University of Idaho38$66,809UI
211158Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania37$66,769
106467Arkansas Tech University15$66,718
190594CUNY Hunter College106$66,684
187444William Paterson University of New Jersey88$66,639
127556Colorado Mesa University47$66,629
156082Washburn University26$66,605
185129New Jersey City University64$66,582
217420Rhode Island College83$66,478
174358Minnesota State University Moorhead43$66,436
188030New Mexico State University-Main Campus59$66,295NMSU
213020Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus43$66,277IUP
211088Arcadia University13$66,246
151801Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion15$66,196
196194State University of New York at Oswego57$66,191
229018The University of Texas Permian Basin59$66,174
218724Coastal Carolina University50$66,105
161554University of Southern Maine26$65,802
178624Northwest Missouri State University29$65,615
171146University of Michigan-Flint44$65,566UMIch Flint
220862University of Memphis134$65,542
213826Marywood University9$65,472
198464East Carolina University66$65,459ECU
174899The College of Saint Scholastica9$65,301
198613Guilford College12$65,281
180489The University of Montana39$65,257
173124Bemidji State University57$65,245
230852Champlain College29$65,238
213321King's College41$65,162
133711Flagler College45$65,142
226833Midwestern State University24$65,105
141574University of Hawaii at Manoa64$65,086
149772Western Illinois University48$65,058
151324Indiana State University35$64,915ISU
185262Kean University121$64,843
211352Cabrini University8$64,657
146612Lewis University25$64,649
193973Niagara University28$64,550
155681Pittsburg State University27$64,515
215947Seton Hill University13$64,035
240107Viterbo University23$64,015
147776Northeastern Illinois University79$63,837
100663University of Alabama at Birmingham132$63,551
207263Northeastern State University84$63,470
235097Eastern Washington University85$63,345
101480Jacksonville State University49$63,298
196158SUNY at Fredonia28$63,150
141264Valdosta State University57$62,981
139764Georgia Southwestern State University55$62,518
228529Tarleton State University91$62,303
169910Ferris State University44$62,273
127185Fort Lewis College18$62,134
228431Stephen F Austin State University75$62,123
199157North Carolina Central University20$62,109NCCU
192323Le Moyne College32$62,105
190637CUNY Lehman College176$62,028
229814West Texas A & M University28$62,003
206695Youngstown State University51$61,990
226091Lamar University30$61,635
227526Prairie View A & M University22$61,625
101709University of Montevallo12$61,623
101879University of North Alabama73$61,438
203128Hiram College24$61,266
199111University of North Carolina at Asheville17$61,246UNCA; UNC Asheville
133650Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University24$61,159Florida A&M
200004Western Carolina University54$61,038WCU
110510California State University-San BernardinoSuppressed$60,888
221847Tennessee Technological University82$60,887
228802The University of Texas at Tyler56$60,782UT
482149Augusta University35$60,647
199148University of North Carolina at Greensboro69$60,647UNCG; UNC Greensboro
224147Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi61$60,221
128391Western Colorado University7$60,215
216038Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania31$59,998
161253University of Maine36$59,983
159939University of New Orleans93$59,862UNO
196246SUNY College at Plattsburgh76$59,442
219471University of South Dakota55$59,423USD
190691CUNY York College83$59,338
160612Southeastern Louisiana University89$59,218
229063Texas Southern University38$58,991
240480University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point29$58,925
171456Northern Michigan University28$58,837
139463Dalton State College28$58,722
147828Olivet Nazarene University12$58,187
138354The University of West Florida44$58,098
220075East Tennessee State University63$58,006
160658University of Louisiana at Lafayette65$57,942
228796The University of Texas at El Paso163$57,556UT
228705Texas A & M University-Kingsville20$57,338
102368Troy University52$57,171
156620Eastern Kentucky University50$57,039EKU
219259Northern State University18$56,764
214069Misericordia University18$56,409
196112SUNY Polytechnic Institute28$56,380
237367Fairmont State University14$56,376
215743Saint Francis University19$56,352
145691Illinois College13$55,868
227368The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley160$55,859
157386Morehead State University43$55,484
187648Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus31$55,294
102094University of South Alabama38$54,805
139311Clayton State University20$54,723
237525Marshall University30$54,347
106458Arkansas State University45$54,243
155061Fort Hays State University53$54,152
199999Winston-Salem State University10$53,840
200059Dickinson State University30$53,656
176372University of Southern Mississippi79$53,464
163338University of Maryland Eastern Shore4$53,371
160621Southern University and A & M College27$53,349
175856Jackson State University32$53,319
139366Columbus State University28$53,104
205443Shawnee State University16$52,125
107071Henderson State University26$51,005
159717McNeese State University47$50,857
218061Francis Marion University15$50,748
140960Savannah State University25$50,563
212601Gannon University17$50,220
157401Murray State University33$50,198
159009Grambling State University25$49,720
142328Lewis-Clark State College38$49,499
170639Lake Superior State University14$49,240
198543Fayetteville State University33$48,981
132602Bethune-Cookman University8$48,888
141565University of Hawaii at Hilo11$47,061
176035Mississippi University for Women1$46,795
159966Nicholls State University46$46,209
139719Fort Valley State University14$43,568
160038Northwestern State University of Louisiana41$43,280
149505Trinity Christian College7N/A (suppressed)
168546Albion College18N/A (suppressed)
201654Cedarville University16N/A (suppressed)
181446Nebraska Wesleyan University9N/A (suppressed)
123457Simpson University2N/A (suppressed)
152600Valparaiso University16N/A (suppressed)
156286Bellarmine University26N/A (suppressed)
240365University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh30N/A (suppressed)
173160Bethel University11N/A (suppressed)
152530Taylor University12N/A (suppressed)
208822George Fox University9N/A (suppressed)
131399University of the District of Columbia28N/A (suppressed)
151263University of Indianapolis18N/A (suppressed)
200253Minot State University14N/A (suppressed)
202763The University of Findlay19N/A (suppressed)
233295Randolph-Macon College16N/A (suppressed)
148335Robert Morris University IllinoisSuppressedN/A (suppressed)
199281University of North Carolina at Pembroke4N/A (suppressed)
195562St. Joseph's College-Long IslandSuppressedN/A (suppressed)
213613Lock Haven University10N/A (suppressed)
211644Clarion University of Pennsylvania37N/A (suppressed)
138947Clark Atlanta University15N/A (suppressed)
230834Castleton University25N/A (suppressed)
207209Langston University1N/A (suppressed)
218733South Carolina State University13N/A (suppressed)
195243St. Thomas Aquinas College7N/A (suppressed)
100654Alabama A & M University12N/A (suppressed)
177940Lincoln University6N/A (suppressed)
107983Southern Arkansas University Main Campus27N/A (suppressed)
198507Elizabeth City State University5N/A (suppressed)
156213Asbury University13N/A (suppressed)
234155Virginia State University21N/A (suppressed)

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