Accounting at Troy University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Troy University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from TROY.

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

TROY Accounting Degrees Available

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

TROY Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at TROY 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 TROY 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
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	265
Most Popular Accounting Schools	306
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	482
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	829
Best Value Accounting Schools	885
Best Accounting Schools	1,105

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in accounting from TROY. This makes it the #163 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of TROY Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at TROY is $39,734. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from TROY. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TROY Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 33 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from TROY, about 39% were men and 61% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from TROY, 91% 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 Troy University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,260	$37,250
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Managers	4,910	$128,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,870	$40,700
Financial Analysts	1,330	$88,350

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.