Accounting at University of Missouri - Columbia

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Columbia in 2021, 141 of them were accounting majors.

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

Mizzou Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Mizzou compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Mizzou 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
Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Accounting Schools	73
	193

In 2021, 165 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Mizzou. This makes it the #16 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 141 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Mizzou in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	127
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mizzou Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Mizzou. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Mizzou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Mizzou, 90% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	148
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• Taxation
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	29,760	$38,340
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Managers	7,630	$136,520
Financial Analysts	4,280	$91,800
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,770	$39,640

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.