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Accounting at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Accounting at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 138 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville.

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UT Knoxville 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.

In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #33 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Knoxville Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $50,816. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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Accounting Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UT Knoxville 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 112
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UT Knoxville Accounting Master’s Program

48% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UT Knoxville. About 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UT Knoxville, 86% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 88
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 30,480 $40,380
Accountants and Auditors 19,760 $69,690
Financial Managers 15,870 $111,460
Financial Analysts 4,510 $74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2,650 $44,650

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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