Accounting at Auburn University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Auburn University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 153 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Auburn does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	497

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Auburn. This makes it the #38 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Auburn Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $54,118. This is 17% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 153 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Auburn. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	132
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Auburn Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 98 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from Auburn in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Auburn, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	87
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,260	$37,250
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Managers	4,910	$128,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,870	$40,700
Financial Analysts	1,330	$88,350

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.