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Accounting at The University of Alabama

Accounting at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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

46% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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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.

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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

53% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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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.

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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

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
Accountants and Auditors 15,720 $70,310
Financial Examiners 1,130 $59,910
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1,060 $56,860
Budget Analysts 920 $82,480
Business Professors 840 $98,110

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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