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Accounting at The University of West Florida

Accounting at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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

UWF Accounting Degrees Available

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

UWF Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UWF 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 UWF

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

UWF Accounting Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 26
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UWF Accounting Master’s Program

49% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UWF, 64% 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 West Florida with a master's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 38
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors 71,940 $71,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 3,670 $47,300
Budget Analysts 3,200 $73,270
Business Professors 3,190 $94,370
Credit Analysts 2,890 $81,410

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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