Accounting at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year.

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

BYU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

BYU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at BYU 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	214
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

BYU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from BYU, 81% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	134
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	282
Other Accounting and Related Services	110

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• General Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	14,070	$39,170
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Financial Managers	6,900	$110,750
Financial Analysts	2,900	$78,510
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.