Accounting at University of North Georgia

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

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and approximately 19,793 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 59 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UNG.

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

UNG Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNG Accounting Rankings

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

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 UNG 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 Master’s Degree Schools	244
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	254
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	633
	676

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UNG. This makes it the #245 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNG Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNG is $41,749. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UNG. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UNG 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 North Georgia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNG Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 accounting majors earned their master's degree from UNG. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNG, 67% 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 Georgia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• General Business/Commerce
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,130	$40,330
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,850	$46,250

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.