Accounting at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and approximately 5,530 students attend the school each year. Of the 935 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 2021, 59 of them were accounting majors.

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 Permian Basin Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Permian Basin Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UT Permian Basin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UT Permian Basin 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
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	243
Most Focused Accounting Schools	273
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	281
	324
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344
Best Accounting Schools	490
	510

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Permian Basin. This makes it the #374 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Permian Basin. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UT Permian Basin 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 Texas of the Permian Basin with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Permian Basin Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 11 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Permian Basin, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 73% 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 Texas of the Permian Basin with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.