Accounting at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

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

UMass Amherst Accounting Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	84
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMass Amherst Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UMass Amherst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UMass Amherst, 68% 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	122
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts Amherst. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	328

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.