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Accounting

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

58,214

2025 · 1,292 schools

International share

3.7%

2,136 international students

Bachelor's degrees

42,654

3.6% international

Master's degrees

11,504

4.5% international

Overview

Accounting is a crucial field in business and finance, focusing on the systematic recording, reporting, and analysis of financial transactions. This discipline is often referred to as the "language of business," as it provides essential information that stakeholders use to make informed decisions.

In an accounting program, students typically study various topics, including financial accounting, managerial accounting, tax accounting, auditing, and forensic accounting. These courses help students understand how to prepare financial statements, analyze financial health, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and make strategic business decisions based on financial data.

Many accounting programs also emphasize the importance of ethics, as professionals in this field must adhere to strict ethical standards to maintain integrity and trust. Additionally, technology plays a significant role in modern accounting practices; thus, students often learn to use accounting software and data analysis tools.

Career opportunities for accounting graduates are diverse and robust. They can pursue roles such as certified public accountants (CPAs), management accountants, internal auditors, tax advisors, and financial analysts. The demand for accountants remains strong across various industries, including public accounting firms, corporations, non-profits, and government agencies.

Furthermore, many accounting programs offer pathways to professional certifications, such as the CPA or Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), which can enhance career prospects and earning potential. Overall, accounting is a dynamic and rewarding field that offers a solid foundation for those interested in the financial aspects of business.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2002 to 2025, graduates grew 25% and the international share went from 4.6% to 3.7%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
57.0%
Asian
8.2%
Hispanic
17.0%
Black
6.7%
Other
7.4%
Intl.
3.7%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 1,292 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#7 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 13 5
#16 Washington University in St Louis Missouri 10 0
#16 Vanderbilt University Tennessee 28 0
#20 University of Notre Dame Indiana 95 1
#23 Georgetown University D.C. 11 1
#31 Boston College Massachusetts 141 4
#31 New York University New York 153 39
#34 University of Florida Florida 198 3
#34 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois 286 51
#34 Wake Forest University North Carolina 43 17
#34 The University of Texas at Austin Texas 233 19
#34 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 195 3
#42 Northeastern University Massachusetts 65 9
#42 Villanova University Pennsylvania 143 2
#44 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Jersey 127 9
#44 Case Western Reserve University Ohio 89 62
#44 Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio 365 25
#44 Lehigh University Pennsylvania 40 0
#49 University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 184 7
#49 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 140 14
#52 University of Georgia Georgia 374 5
#52 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia 198 5
#55 Santa Clara University California 48 1
#55 University of Miami Florida 57 4
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 273 22
#55 Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 174 6
#59 George Washington University D.C. 52 15
#59 Florida State University Florida 200 1
#59 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Massachusetts 274 9
#59 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minnesota 95 0
#59 Stony Brook University New York 24 0
#59 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pennsylvania 158 6
#59 Texas A & M University-College Station Texas 441 2
#69 Michigan State University Michigan 162 4
#72 Syracuse University New York 49 2
#73 University of Connecticut Connecticut 189 3
#73 Howard University D.C. 29 3
#73 Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana 1 0
#73 Rutgers University-Newark New Jersey 178 7
#73 Binghamton University New York 216 11
#73 North Carolina State University at Raleigh North Carolina 137 2
#80 Pepperdine University California 23 1
#80 Clemson University South Carolina 252 2
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 92 3
#85 Fordham University New York 85 17
#85 University at Buffalo New York 183 6
#85 Southern Methodist University Texas 67 0
#90 Yeshiva University New York 73 7
#90 Baylor University Texas 299 6
#90 Texas Christian University Texas 146 0
#90 Gonzaga University Washington 99 9
#90 Marquette University Wisconsin 94 2
#95 American University D.C. 24 8
#95 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois 193 14
#95 University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri 1 1
#95 Rutgers University--Camden New Jersey 74 0
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 14 0
#100 Auburn University Alabama 270 1
#100 Chapman University California 50 1
#100 University of San Diego California 94 7
#100 Florida International University Florida 299 10
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Florida 326 12
#100 University of Iowa Iowa 189 2
#100 Saint Louis University Missouri 55 1
#100 Creighton University Nebraska 81 0
#100 Elon University North Carolina 61 1
#109 Loyola Marymount University California 39 4
#109 University of Colorado Boulder Colorado 43 2
#109 Fairfield University Connecticut 146 0
#109 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus New Hampshire 9 1
#109 Temple University Pennsylvania 127 7
#109 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee 260 5
#116 University of San Francisco California 32 6
#116 Iowa State University Iowa 149 2
#116 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Oklahoma 261 6
#116 University of Oregon Oregon 165 5
#116 Brigham Young University-Provo Utah 15 0
#121 Arizona State University-Tempe Arizona 256 18
#121 University of Arizona Arizona 236 7
#121 University of the Pacific California 19 3
#121 University of Denver Colorado 97 0
#121 University of Central Florida Florida 266 5
#121 Loyola University Chicago Illinois 60 4
#121 SUNY at Albany New York 186 8
#121 University of Dayton Ohio 86 1
#121 University of South Carolina-Columbia South Carolina 158 0
#121 The University of Texas at Dallas Texas 206 6
#121 George Mason University Virginia 86 9
#133 Miami University-Oxford Ohio 191 5
#133 Thomas Jefferson University Pennsylvania 5 0
#133 University of Vermont Vermont 2 0
#137 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 142 5
#137 California State University--Long Beach California 38 2
#137 San Diego State University California 20 1
#137 San Jose State University California 2 0
#137 St John's University (NY) New York 111 3
#137 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Pennsylvania 64 0
#137 University of Scranton Pennsylvania 85 2
#137 University of Houston Texas 352 19
#137 James Madison University Virginia 199 1
#148 California State University-Los Angeles California 27 1
#148 Catholic University of America D.C. 16 0
#148 Mercer University Georgia 93 9
#148 University of Kansas Kansas 242 4
#148 University of Kentucky Kentucky 199 2
#148 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Massachusetts 18 0
#148 University of Tulsa Oklahoma 11 0
#148 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 113 1
#156 The University of Alabama Alabama 328 3
#156 California State University-Fullerton California 35 1
#156 Quinnipiac University Connecticut 44 0
#156 Florida A&M University Florida 27 0
#156 Kansas State University Kansas 150 0
#156 University of St Thomas (MN) Minnesota 48 2
#156 Montclair State University New Jersey 104 0
#156 Seton Hall University New Jersey 56 0
#156 Oregon State University Oregon 97 3
#156 University of Portland Oregon 24 0
#156 Duquesne University Pennsylvania 50 1
#156 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia 79 1
#169 Bradley University Illinois 23 0
#169 DePaul University Illinois 234 6
#169 Butler University Indiana 43 0
#169 Simmons University Massachusetts 2 0
#169 Michigan Technological University Michigan 21 0
#169 Touro College New York 66 11
#169 University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 207 6
#179 Gallaudet University D.C. 5 0
#179 University of Louisville Kentucky 80 4
#179 University of Mississippi Mississippi 324 2
#179 CUNY Hunter College New York 105 5
#179 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Ohio 116 3
#179 University of Utah Utah 241 19
#179 Seattle University Washington 21 4
#186 California Lutheran University California 21 0
#186 University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 93 3
#186 University of Detroit Mercy Michigan 10 0
#186 Wayne State University Michigan 128 1
#186 Texas Tech University Texas 266 7
#191 Samford University Alabama 69 1
#191 University of Arkansas Arkansas 254 2
#191 Florida Atlantic University Florida 348 8
#191 Georgia State University Georgia 173 14
#191 Drake University Iowa 18 0
#191 Adelphi University New York 39 3
#191 Hofstra University New York 39 0
#191 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Oklahoma 195 0
#191 Washington State University Washington 222 6
#202 Sacred Heart University Connecticut 103 1
#202 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Louisiana 197 2
#202 East Carolina University North Carolina 164 5
#202 Ohio University-Main Campus Ohio 76 0
#202 University of St. Thomas (TX) Texas 17 1
#208 University of La Verne California 27 4
#208 University of Idaho Idaho 40 2
#208 Mississippi State University Mississippi 173 3
#208 University of North Carolina at Greensboro North Carolina 136 1
#208 Ohio Northern University Ohio 24 0
#208 Xavier University Ohio 41 1
#208 University of North Texas Texas 258 15
#219 Illinois State University Illinois 161 1
#219 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indiana 28 2
#219 University of Nevada-Reno Nevada 71 2
#219 North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina 47 3
#219 Gannon University Pennsylvania 7 1
#219 Robert Morris University Pennsylvania 47 0
#227 San Francisco State University California 19 2
#227 Ball State University Indiana 70 2
#227 University of Michigan-Dearborn Michigan 59 4
#227 University of North Dakota North Dakota 101 1
#227 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 88 0
#227 University of Texas-San Antonio Texas 191 4
#227 West Virginia University West Virginia 97 0
#236 Florida Institute of Technology Florida 18 1
#236 University of North Florida Florida 86 2
#236 Stetson University Florida 17 4
#236 Bethel University Minnesota 1 0
#236 University of Nevada--Las Vegas Nevada 228 7
#236 University of New Mexico-Main Campus New Mexico 41 2
#236 North Dakota State University-Main Campus North Dakota 53 0
#236 Kent State University at Kent Ohio 98 2
#236 Pacific University Oregon 7 0
#236 Portland State University Oregon 113 6
#236 Chatham University Pennsylvania 7 0
#236 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 29 0
#236 University of Texas-Arlington Texas 188 13
#250 Nova Southeastern University Florida 55 4
#250 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Massachusetts 64 2
#250 University of Missouri--Kansas City Missouri 77 4
#250 New Mexico State University-Main Campus New Mexico 50 2
#250 D'Youville University New York 1 0
#250 Pace University-New York New York 80 4
#250 La Salle University Pennsylvania 46 1
#250 South Dakota State University South Dakota 3 0
#250 Lipscomb University Tennessee 42 2
#250 University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Texas 225 10
#262 University of Alabama--Huntsville Alabama 32 0
#262 Aurora University Illinois 25 0
#262 University of Maine Maine 21 2
#262 Suffolk University Massachusetts 71 8
#262 Western New England University Massachusetts 24 2
#262 Andrews University Michigan 4 3
#262 Central Michigan University Michigan 44 1
#262 George Fox University Oregon 12 0
#262 DeSales University Pennsylvania 25 0
#262 University of South Dakota South Dakota 86 1
#262 University of Texas--El Paso Texas 166 11
#262 Seattle Pacific University Washington 10 1
#276 Northern Arizona University Arizona 67 0
#276 Harding University Arkansas 52 2
#276 California Baptist University California 43 0
#276 Regis University Colorado 25 1
#276 University of New Haven Connecticut 29 18
#276 University of St. Francis Illinois 7 0
#276 Marian University (IN) Indiana 4 0
#276 Western Michigan University Michigan 181 82
#276 University of Missouri--St. Louis Missouri 92 0
#276 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Ohio 68 1
#276 Widener University Pennsylvania 19 1
#276 Marymount University Virginia 5 2
#288 Biola University California 23 3
#288 University of Hartford Connecticut 37 2
#288 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Illinois 51 1
#288 University of Indianapolis Indiana 9 0
#288 Wichita State University Kansas 79 2
#288 Arcadia University Pennsylvania 5 0
#288 University of Memphis Tennessee 115 1
#288 Texas State University Texas 260 3
#288 Utah State University Utah 159 0
#288 University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Wisconsin 79 2
#299 Azusa Pacific University California 22 2
#299 Southern Connecticut State University Connecticut 52 1
#299 Boise State University Idaho 129 3
#299 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minnesota 31 0
#299 University of Nebraska--Omaha Nebraska 63 5
#299 Utica University New York 10 0
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 61 4
#299 Tennessee Technological University Tennessee 44 0
#299 Concordia University Wisconsin Wisconsin 36 2
#308 Northern Illinois University Illinois 117 1
#308 Oakland University Michigan 89 0
#308 University of Southern Mississippi Mississippi 67 0
#308 Maryville University of Saint Louis Missouri 77 2
#308 Montana State University Montana 27 0
#308 North Carolina Central University North Carolina 13 0
#308 Wilkes University Pennsylvania 9 0
#308 Abilene Christian University Texas 17 2
#308 University of the Incarnate Word Texas 37 0
#317 Xavier University of Louisiana Louisiana 9 1
#317 Morgan State University Maryland 22 3
#317 Kean University New Jersey 165 34
#317 University of Mary North Dakota 14 1
#317 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Pennsylvania 36 1
#317 Prairie View A&M University Texas 44 3
#317 Emory & Henry University Virginia 12 0
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 34 0
#317 Augusta University Georgia 23 0
#328 Georgia Southern University Georgia 172 4
#328 East Tennessee State University Tennessee 71 1
#328 Old Dominion University Virginia 80 3
#328 University of North Texas at Dallas Texas 36 0
#332 University of South Alabama Alabama 52 0
#332 Jacksonville University Florida 10 0
#332 Clark Atlanta University Georgia 15 0
#332 University of Baltimore Maryland 3 0
#332 Mercy University New York 35 1
#332 Point Park University Pennsylvania 7 0
#332 Texas A&M University--Kingsville Texas 17 1
#332 Texas Woman's University Texas 34 1
#332 University of Lynchburg Virginia 11 0
#342 Mississippi College Mississippi 25 0
#342 Missouri State University Missouri 145 5
#342 Daemen University New York 13 0
#342 Campbell University North Carolina 15 0
#342 University of Akron Ohio 53 1
#342 Cleveland State University Ohio 90 1
#342 University of Texas--Tyler Texas 58 0
#342 Kennesaw State University Georgia 250 3
#353 Jacksonville State University Alabama 31 1
#353 Arkansas State University Arkansas 38 6
#353 University of West Georgia Georgia 49 0
#353 Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Illinois 68 1
#353 University of Louisiana--Lafayette Louisiana 54 1
#353 University of Michigan--Flint Michigan 50 0
#353 Plymouth State University New Hampshire 6 1
#353 Youngstown State University Ohio 54 3
#353 Trevecca Nazarene University Tennessee 6 1
#353 University of Houston--Clear Lake Texas 82 1
#353 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Puerto Rico 90 0
#353 Pennsylvania Western University Pennsylvania 40 1
#365 Troy University Alabama 63 3
#365 University of Central Arkansas Arkansas 65 3
#365 Indiana State University Indiana 28 0
#365 Northern Kentucky University Kentucky 55 0
#365 University of Louisiana--Monroe Louisiana 16 1
#365 Jackson State University Mississippi 41 0
#365 The University of Montana Montana 51 2
#365 Gardner-Webb University North Carolina 28 0
#365 Liberty University Virginia 414 11
#365 Eastern Washington University Washington 202 0
#376 University of Arkansas--Little Rock Arkansas 43 0
#376 University of Bridgeport Connecticut 13 0
#376 Barry University Florida 9 0
#376 Concordia University-Saint Paul Minnesota 17 1
#376 Belhaven University Mississippi 11 0
#376 Tennessee State University Tennessee 15 0
#382 University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska 21 0
#382 Grand Canyon University Arizona 359 9
#382 National University California 103 0
#382 University of Colorado--Colorado Springs Colorado 8 0
#382 Colorado Technical University Colorado 396 0
#382 Post University Connecticut 120 1
#382 Wilmington University Delaware 87 5
#382 Palm Beach Atlantic University Florida 6 0
#382 Saint Leo University Florida 27 5
#382 St. Thomas University (FL) Florida 25 3
#382 Southeastern University Florida 9 2
#382 Columbus State University Georgia 18 1
#382 Valdosta State University Georgia 48 0
#382 Idaho State University Idaho 46 1
#382 Concordia University-Chicago Illinois 11 0
#382 Governors State University Illinois 38 2
#382 Roosevelt University Illinois 39 4
#382 University of New Orleans Louisiana 81 2
#382 Southern University and A&M College Louisiana 12 0
#382 University of Southern Maine Maine 15 1
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 32 0
#382 Northeastern State University Oklahoma 53 0
#382 Angelo State University Texas 43 5
#382 Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Texas 189 2
#382 Dallas Baptist University Texas 25 1
#382 East Texas A&M University Texas 91 2
#382 Houston Christian University Texas 11 0
#382 Tarleton State University Texas 107 1
#382 Texas Southern University Texas 22 2
#382 Texas Wesleyan University Texas 21 3
#382 Regent University Virginia 9 0
#382 Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus Puerto Rico 27 0
#382 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Puerto Rico 90 0
LAC #3 Claremont McKenna College California 20 0
LAC #12 Washington and Lee University Virginia 57 2
LAC #21 University of Richmond Virginia 44 8
LAC #22 College of the Holy Cross Massachusetts 31 0
LAC #38 Scripps College California 2 0
LAC #38 Trinity University Texas 76 3
LAC #44 Pitzer College California 3 0
LAC #47 Hillsdale College Michigan 14 0
LAC #49 Rhodes College Tennessee 10 0
LAC #57 Furman University South Carolina 15 1
LAC #62 Gustavus Adolphus College Minnesota 30 1
LAC #62 Muhlenberg College Pennsylvania 17 0
LAC #68 College of St. Benedict Minnesota 15 0
LAC #68 Wofford College South Carolina 32 1
LAC #72 Saint Anselm College New Hampshire 6 0
LAC #74 St. John's University (MN) Minnesota 44 2
LAC #78 Saint Mary's College Indiana 12 0
LAC #78 Hope College Michigan 15 1
LAC #85 Stonehill College Massachusetts 37 0
LAC #85 Drew University New Jersey 5 2
LAC #85 Susquehanna University Pennsylvania 26 1
LAC #85 Randolph-Macon College Virginia 9 0
LAC #91 Augustana College Illinois 16 4
LAC #91 Juniata College Pennsylvania 7 0
LAC #91 Washington and Jefferson College Pennsylvania 34 1
LAC #100 Hendrix College Arkansas 25 1
LAC #100 SUNY College at Geneseo New York 39 0
LAC #100 Lycoming College Pennsylvania 5 0
LAC #106 Transylvania University Kentucky 22 1
LAC #111 Luther College Iowa 10 3
LAC #111 Saint Vincent College Pennsylvania 11 0
LAC #111 Whitworth University Washington 19 5
LAC #116 Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio 6 0
LAC #116 Saint Michael's College Vermont 9 0
LAC #119 Coe College Iowa 8 0
LAC #119 Albion College Michigan 7 0
LAC #119 Meredith College North Carolina 6 1
LAC #125 Emmanuel College Massachusetts 13 0
LAC #132 Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana 3 0
LAC #132 Saint Norbert College Wisconsin 25 0
LAC #138 Millsaps College Mississippi 19 1
LAC #138 Truman State University Missouri 55 5
LAC #140 Alcorn State University Mississippi 6 0
LAC #142 Eastern Connecticut State University Connecticut 44 0
LAC #142 The College of Idaho Idaho 13 1
LAC #142 Houghton University New York 2 0
LAC #146 Oglethorpe University Georgia 16 0
LAC #146 Gordon College Massachusetts 4 1
LAC #150 Dillard University Louisiana 10 0
LAC #153 University of Hawaii--Hilo Hawaii 14 2
LAC #154 SUNY Old Westbury New York 82 2
LAC #154 University of North Carolina Asheville North Carolina 17 0
LAC #160 Wittenberg University Ohio 7 0
LAC #160 Albright College Pennsylvania 17 1
LAC #160 University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Puerto Rico 38 0
LAC #166 Fort Valley State University Georgia 7 0
LAC #168 Lyon College Arkansas 1 0
LAC #170 Western Oregon University Oregon 15 0
LAC #172 Guilford College North Carolina 8 0
LAC #172 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin 46 0
LAC #177 Grambling State University Louisiana 22 1
LAC #180 Alabama State University Alabama 32 2
LAC #181 Bethune-Cookman University Florida 4 0
LAC #181 Bethany College West Virginia 2 0
LAC #184 Fort Lewis College Colorado 13 0
LAC #184 Edward Waters University Florida 2 0
LAC #184 College of Coastal Georgia Georgia 7 1
LAC #184 Young Harris College Georgia 2 0
LAC #184 Indiana University-Southeast Indiana 10 0
LAC #184 Louisiana State University at Alexandria Louisiana 92 0
LAC #184 CUNY Medgar Evers College New York 11 0
LAC #184 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texas 27 0
LAC #184 Utah Tech University Utah 67 0
— Western Governors University Utah 2,262 0
— Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 1,519 0
— CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York 681 126
— University of Phoenix Arizona 573 3
— Utah Valley University Utah 371 0
— Purdue University Global Indiana 318 1
— University of Houston-Downtown Texas 299 5
— Colorado State University Global Colorado 264 20
— University of Maryland Global Campus Maryland 241 7
— California State University-Northridge California 225 9
— CUNY Brooklyn College New York 200 9
— Southern Utah University Utah 199 5
— The University of Arizona Global Campus Arizona 187 0
— CUNY Queens College New York 178 14
— Franklin University Ohio 157 0
— Grand Valley State University Michigan 153 7
— Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus New Jersey 140 2
— DeVry University-Illinois Illinois 138 1
— Ana G. Mendez University Florida 128 2
— Appalachian State University North Carolina 127 0
— Sam Houston State University Texas 124 1
— CUNY Lehman College New York 120 4
— State University of New York at Plattsburgh New York 119 1
— Capella University Minnesota 115 3
— Metropolitan State University of Denver Colorado 114 3
— University of West Florida Florida 113 5
— Minnesota State University-Mankato Minnesota 112 5
— American Public University System West Virginia 112 4
— Towson University Maryland 111 2
— The University of Tampa Florida 110 3

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Related jobs and pay

OccupationUS employmentMean hourly wageMean annual wage
Accountants and Auditors 1,449,500 $45.56 $94,750
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 82,150 — $114,720
Tax Preparers 76,480 $29.30 $60,930
Financial Examiners 67,830 $51.08 $106,240
Credit Analysts 64,390 $48.49 $100,850
Financial Risk Specialists 63,850 $59.82 $124,420
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 56,610 $33.91 $70,520
Budget Analysts 47,160 $46.33 $96,370

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2002–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.