Accounting at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of Louisiana at Lafayette has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450.

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

UL Lafayette Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UL Lafayette

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UL Lafayette offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UL Lafayette Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UL Lafayette Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UL Lafayette, 69% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Business Professors	1,240	$80,310
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$51,510
Budget Analysts	380	$67,710
Credit Analysts	260	$63,690

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.