Accounting at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UF.

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

UF Accounting Degrees Available

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

UF Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UF 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
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	254

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UF. This makes it the #59 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UF. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	59
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UF Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UF. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UF, 63% 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 Florida with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	45
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.