by our College Data Analytics TeamAccounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Mississippi College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at MC was $645 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,610 | $11,610 |
| Fees | $712 | $712 |
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their master’s degree from MC is $64,493 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $56,422.
Online degrees for the MC accounting master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MC Online Learning page.
About 78.9% of the students who received their Master’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in accounting at MC in 2019-2020, 31.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 12 |
| Accounting and Business/Management | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 34 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 6 |
| Management Information Systems | 2 |
*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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