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. In 2021, 315 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UA.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Accounting

UA Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UA performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	356
Best Value Accounting Schools	798

In 2021, 89 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UA. This makes it the #43 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UA Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA is $52,220. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The accounting program at UA awarded 315 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going 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 6% more men than average.

About 87% 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	11
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	273
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UA Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 51% 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 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UA, 82% 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	73
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UA also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.