Accounting at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Wilmington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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

UNCW Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UNCW Accounting Rankings

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Accounting Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UNCW. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UNCW 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 UNCW, 89% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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.