Accounting at Florida International University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 232 of them were accounting majors.

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

FIU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FIU offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

FIU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at FIU 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 Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	52

In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in accounting from FIU. This makes it the #53 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FIU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $47,657. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 232 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from FIU. About 41% were men and 59% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	15
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

FIU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 78 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FIU, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Real Estate
• Human Resource Management
• International Business

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.