Accounting at The University of Montana

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 Montana stacks up to those at other schools.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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

UM Accounting Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UM Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UM 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 UM

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

UM Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in accounting only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at UM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at UM are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

UM Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UM 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 Montana with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UM Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UM, 78% 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 Montana with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	53
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	7

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,740	$36,310
Accountants and Auditors	3,260	$66,410
Financial Managers	790	$109,940
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	540	$39,560
Tax Preparers	270	$40,170

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.