Accounting at Clemson
Clemson graduates about 134 accounting majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 723 schools we score for accounting, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where accounting happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 157 · Dorm 35 · Athletics 26 · Student housing 21 · Arts 5 · Dining 4.
Nearby in the accounting ranking
Other strong majors at Clemson
- Art, music & theater 90 · #37
- Marketing 90 · #22
- Biology 89 · #38
- Math & statistics 87 · #67
- Languages 86 · #80
- Computer science 85 · #75
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Clemson with every school we score in accounting. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.