Accounting at University of Central Missouri

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

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and approximately 9,959 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UCM.

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

UCM Accounting Degrees Available

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

UCM Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UCM performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UCM 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	270
	446
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	730
	1,201

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UCM. This makes it the #204 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UCM Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCM is $36,755. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UCM in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UCM since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UCM 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 Missouri with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCM Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UCM. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UCM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UCM, 92% 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 Central Missouri with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Insurance
• Hospitality Management
• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.