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Amherst, MA · Accounting

Accounting at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 136 accounting majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 723 schools we score for accounting, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, 1.35× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#18 of 723 for accounting →
Graduates a year1362% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.35× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

Me (Cathy Setzer), Cornel West and a large piece of pizza. I work for APSA, and
Cornel happens to love pizzaPhoto: DCist · CC BY 2.0 · source
Waiting for Bernie
Waiting for Bernie (23506174334)Photo: Steven Brewer from Amherst, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fine Arts Center door
Fine Arts Center door - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Chapel steeple
Old Chapel steeple - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where accounting happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the accounting ranking

  1. Villanova University 93
  2. Baylor University 92
  3. The Ohio State University 92
  4. Virginia Tech 92
  5. University of Florida 92
  6. Florida State University 91
  7. Southern Methodist University 91
  8. Arizona State University 91

Other strong majors at UMass Amherst

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst 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.

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