Accounting at University of Central Arkansas

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Central Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year.

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

UCA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UCA Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UCA 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 UCA

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

UCA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UCA since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCA Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UCA, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Arkansas with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	60

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Insurance
• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce

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 Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	11,730	$36,310
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Financial Managers	4,350	$106,530
Financial Analysts	1,060	$78,050
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,360

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

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