Accounting at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

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

UNL Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNL Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UNL 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 UNL

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

UNL Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	108
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNL Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNL, 73% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	153

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Construction Management
• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	10,450	$37,850
Accountants and Auditors	8,170	$67,920
Financial Managers	3,340	$113,910
Financial Analysts	1,340	$70,740
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	950	$41,750

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
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