What is Accounting?
Accounting is generally defined as the activity of analyzing financial data for stakeholders and shareholders in a way that is easy to understand. Stockholders may be individuals, companies, or organizations that own stock in a given company. To be considered a partial owner, stockholders or mutual fund investors must own at least one share of a company. An accountant's main responsibility is to record and report a company's financial transactions, performance, and cash flows.
The road to becoming a CPA in South Carolina starts with the right education (an (AB) Associate of Business in Accounting, then a (BBA) Bachelor of Business in Accounting), and continues when you pass the CPA Exam, gaining practical experience and becoming licensed. The process to become a Certified Public Accountant is continuous – CPAs must accrue continuing professional education credits each year.
Top Ranked Campus & Online Accounting Programs in South Carolina
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Clemson University
Score: 87.33
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $15,554
- Out-of-State:$39,498
- Net Price: $24,577
- Acceptance Rate: 43%
- Retention Rate: 92%
- Graduation Rate: 85%
- Total Enrollment: 28,466
- Undergrad Students: 22,566
- Graduate Students: 5,900
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
2
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Score: 81.32
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $12,688
- Out-of-State:$34,934
- Net Price: $22,427
- Acceptance Rate: 64%
- Retention Rate: 90%
- Graduation Rate: 78%
- Total Enrollment: 35,653
- Undergrad Students: 27,343
- Graduate Students: 8,310
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
3
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Score: 79.3
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $12,570
- Out-of-State:$37,370
- Net Price: $21,846
- Acceptance Rate: 99%
- Retention Rate: 84%
- Graduation Rate: 70%
- Total Enrollment: 3,721
- Undergrad Students: 2,695
- Graduate Students: 1,026
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
4
Furman University
Score: 79.06
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $58,312
- Out-of-State:$58,312
- Net Price: $33,370
- Acceptance Rate: 67%
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 85%
- Total Enrollment: 2,443
- Undergrad Students: 2,283
- Graduate Students: 160
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 9:1
5
Wofford College
Score: 77.29
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $54,100
- Out-of-State:$54,100
- Net Price: $31,192
- Acceptance Rate: 60%
- Retention Rate: 89%
- Graduation Rate: 83%
- Total Enrollment: 1,823
- Undergrad Students: 1,823
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $66,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
6
Bob Jones University
Score: 76.7
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $23,400
- Out-of-State:$23,400
- Net Price: $18,733
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 80%
- Graduation Rate: 69%
- Total Enrollment: 3,095
- Undergrad Students: 2,665
- Graduate Students: 430
- Grads Salary: $70,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
7
College of Charleston
Score: 76.38
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $12,978
- Out-of-State:$36,858
- Net Price: $21,120
- Acceptance Rate: 76%
- Retention Rate: 80%
- Graduation Rate: 65%
- Total Enrollment: 10,885
- Undergrad Students: 9,972
- Graduate Students: 913
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
8
Presbyterian College
Score: 75.6
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $43,300
- Out-of-State:$43,300
- Net Price: $21,571
- Acceptance Rate: 59%
- Retention Rate: 68%
- Graduation Rate: 63%
- Total Enrollment: 1,199
- Undergrad Students: 955
- Graduate Students: 244
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
9
Coastal Carolina University
Score: 68.89
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,640
- Out-of-State:$29,628
- Net Price: $14,016
- Acceptance Rate: 79%
- Retention Rate: 71%
- Graduation Rate: 48%
- Total Enrollment: 10,337
- Undergrad Students: 9,794
- Graduate Students: 543
- Grads Salary: $62,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
10
Anderson University-South Carolina
Score: 68.32
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $33,580
- Out-of-State:$33,580
- Net Price: $21,633
- Acceptance Rate: 45%
- Retention Rate: 81%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 4,121
- Undergrad Students: 3,237
- Graduate Students: 884
- Grads Salary: $53,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
11
Francis Marion University
Score: 68.02
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,160
- Out-of-State:$21,544
- Net Price: $12,614
- Acceptance Rate: 83%
- Retention Rate: 65%
- Graduation Rate: 39%
- Total Enrollment: 4,045
- Undergrad Students: 3,635
- Graduate Students: 410
- Grads Salary: $65,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
12
North Greenville University
Score: 67.24
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $24,650
- Out-of-State:$24,650
- Net Price: $11,705
- Acceptance Rate: 76%
- Retention Rate: 71%
- Graduation Rate: 54%
- Total Enrollment: 2,125
- Undergrad Students: 1,839
- Graduate Students: 286
- Grads Salary: $52,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
13
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Score: 66.96
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,583
- Out-of-State:$22,545
- Net Price: $13,835
- Acceptance Rate: 79%
- Retention Rate: 64%
- Graduation Rate: 43%
- Total Enrollment: 4,913
- Undergrad Students: 4,481
- Graduate Students: 432
- Grads Salary: $62,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
14
South Carolina State University
Score: 65.92
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,060
- Out-of-State:$21,750
- Net Price: $17,435
- Acceptance Rate: 84%
- Retention Rate: 68%
- Graduation Rate: 34%
- Total Enrollment: 2,649
- Undergrad Students: 2,374
- Graduate Students: 275
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
15
Charleston Southern University
Score: 64.8
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $31,030
- Out-of-State:$31,030
- Net Price: $17,536
- Acceptance Rate: 87%
- Retention Rate: 70%
- Graduation Rate: 44%
- Total Enrollment: 3,418
- Undergrad Students: 2,836
- Graduate Students: 582
- Grads Salary: $60,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
16
Benedict College
Score: 59.55
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $18,000
- Out-of-State:$18,000
- Net Price: $17,845
- Acceptance Rate: 68%
- Retention Rate: 65%
- Graduation Rate: 20%
- Total Enrollment: 1,840
- Undergrad Students: 1,796
- Graduate Students: 44
- Grads Salary: $63,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
17
Strayer University-South Carolina
Score: 53.93
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $13,920
- Out-of-State:$13,920
- Net Price: $18,573
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 100%
- Graduation Rate: 25%
- Total Enrollment: 1,841
- Undergrad Students: 1,625
- Graduate Students: 216
- Grads Salary: $56,000
- Student-to-faculty: 41:1
18
Tri-County Technical College
Score: 53.02
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,008
- Out-of-State:$11,096
- Net Price: $6,521
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 55%
- Graduation Rate: 35%
- Total Enrollment: 5,629
- Undergrad Students: 5,629
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $39,700
- Student-to-faculty: 19:1
19
Trident Technical College
Score: 51.76
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $5,059
- Out-of-State:$8,606
- Net Price: $2,135
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 60%
- Graduation Rate: 24%
- Total Enrollment: 11,789
- Undergrad Students: 11,789
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $38,800
- Student-to-faculty: 20:1
20
York Technical College
Score: 50.85
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $5,882
- Out-of-State:$10,824
- Net Price: $4,676
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 62%
- Graduation Rate: 31%
- Total Enrollment: 4,521
- Undergrad Students: 4,521
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $34,800
- Student-to-faculty: 19:1
21
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Score: 48.8
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $5,476
- Out-of-State:$8,836
- Net Price: $4,461
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 63%
- Graduation Rate: 26%
- Total Enrollment: 8,137
- Undergrad Students: 8,137
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $34,500
- Student-to-faculty: 23:1
22
Spartanburg Community College
Score: 48.64
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,198
- Out-of-State:$10,110
- Net Price: $6,421
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 61%
- Graduation Rate: 29%
- Total Enrollment: 6,224
- Undergrad Students: 6,224
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $33,200
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
23
Central Carolina Technical College
Score: 47.85
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,594
- Out-of-State:$9,016
- Net Price: $5,521
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 61%
- Graduation Rate: 22%
- Total Enrollment: 3,314
- Undergrad Students: 3,314
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $33,900
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
24
Midlands Technical College
Score: 44.43
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $5,916
- Out-of-State:$13,812
- Net Price: $6,323
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 47%
- Graduation Rate: 15%
- Total Enrollment: 9,091
- Undergrad Students: 9,091
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $35,300
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
25
Greenville Technical College
Score: 41.09
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,235
- Out-of-State:$10,657
- Net Price: $6,792
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: N/A
- Graduation Rate: 17%
- Total Enrollment: 11,380
- Undergrad Students: 11,380
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $37,200
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
