Accounting at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN Accounting Degrees Available

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

UCONN Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UCONN 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN 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. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UCONN 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	62
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCONN Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UCONN, 72% 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 Connecticut with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	273

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Real Estate
• Human Resource Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	17,520	$47,890
Financial Managers	15,750	$167,160
Accountants and Auditors	14,550	$84,890
Financial Analysts	6,240	$105,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,820	$53,010

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.