Accounting at University of Delaware

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 Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 100 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UD.

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

UD Accounting Degrees Available

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

UD Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UD 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
	85
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285

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

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UD Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $60,848. This is 31% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 100 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from UD in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	75
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UD Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UD awarded 25 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Hospitality 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,310	$44,760
Accountants and Auditors	5,600	$78,120
Financial Analysts	3,440	$93,740
Financial Managers	1,940	$167,110
Credit Analysts	1,230	$68,010

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.