Accounting at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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

KU Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

KU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at KU 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	104
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

KU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. KU 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 KU, 82% 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 Kansas with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at University of Kansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	275

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	16,100	$35,880
Accountants and Auditors	12,320	$66,530
Financial Managers	3,990	$129,660
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,640	$44,620
Financial Analysts	1,560	$77,130

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.