Accounting at University of Memphis

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Memphis stacks up to those at other schools.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 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.

UofM Accounting Degrees Available

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

UofM Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UofM 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 UofM

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

UofM Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UofM since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UofM 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	76
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofM Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Memphis with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at University of Memphis. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	170

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.