Accounting at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UA Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UA 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	191
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UA Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UA, 88% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	68
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at The University of Alabama. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	406

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Management Information Systems
• 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.