Accounting at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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

UARK Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UARK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UARK Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UARK 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 UARK

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

UARK Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	122
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UARK Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UARK, 80% 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 University of Arkansas with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	51
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Business Professors	620	$85,990
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	500	$55,670
Budget Analysts	490	$51,730
Credit Analysts	470	$60,540

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.