Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Wilmington University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Wilmington University was ranked #554 on College Factual's Best Schools for accounting list. It is also ranked #3 in Delaware.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Wilmington University was $381 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,430 | $11,430 |
Fees | $50 | $50 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Accounting students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wilmington University took out an average of $23,500 in student loans. That is 11% lower than the national average of $26,527.
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wilmington University is $44,869 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $44,879.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Wilmington University does offer online classes in its accounting bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wilmington University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.9% of the accounting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Wilmington University in 2019-2020, 32.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 35 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Accounting | 40 |
Accounting and Finance | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 144 |
Finance & Financial Management | 27 |
Human Resource Management | 107 |
Marketing | 44 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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