Accounting at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 233 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UGA.

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

UGA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UGA Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UGA 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.

In 2021, 172 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UGA. This makes it the #14 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UGA Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $57,828. This is 25% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 233 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UGA. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	178
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UGA Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 172 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UGA, 81% 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 Georgia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	139
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• International Business

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.