Accounting at University of Missouri - St Louis

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

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 13,874. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UMSL.

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

UMSL Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMSL

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.

UMSL does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UMSL Accounting Rankings

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

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 UMSL 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	32
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	71
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In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UMSL. This makes it the #282 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UMSL Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMSL is $46,496. This is 0% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UMSL in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UMSL since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMSL 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 - St Louis with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMSL Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UMSL. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UMSL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UMSL, 56% were white. This is typical 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 - St Louis with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 - St Louis.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.