Accounting at University of New Orleans

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 New Orleans stacks up to those at other schools.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375. In 2021, 93 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UNO.

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

UNO Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNO Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UNO 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
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
	461

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UNO. This makes it the #259 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UNO Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNO is $37,991. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from UNO in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UNO since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	44
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNO Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNO, 55% 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 New Orleans with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Hospitality 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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	20,140	$37,180
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,460	$39,250
Tax Preparers	1,430	$39,590

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.