Accounting at Union University

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

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and approximately 3,071 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Union.

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

Union Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Union

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Union does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Union Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Union 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 Union 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	69
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	285
Best Value Accounting Schools	381
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	526

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Union. This makes it the #413 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Union, about 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Union since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Union 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 Union University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Union Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Union in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Union does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Union, 100% 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 Union University with a master's in accounting.

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

Union 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
• 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 TN, the home state for Union University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.