Accounting at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UofL.

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

UofL Accounting Degrees Available

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

UofL Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UofL 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	494
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	600
Best Value Accounting Schools	890

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UofL. This makes it the #388 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UofL Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofL is $49,151. This is 6% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UofL. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UofL since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	69
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UofL Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UofL awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UofL 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 UofL, 60% 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 Louisville with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Business Administration & Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,450	$37,950
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Financial Managers	6,190	$114,420
Financial Analysts	1,710	$69,830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,620	$41,290

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.