Accounting at University of Oregon

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 Oregon stacks up to those at other schools.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 students attend the school each year.

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

UO Accounting Degrees Available

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

UO Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at UO 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UO are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UO Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UO, 65% 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 Oregon with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Oregon. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	143

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• International Business
• 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	23,960	$41,840
Accountants and Auditors	11,890	$71,450
Financial Managers	7,830	$118,680
Financial Analysts	2,390	$92,640
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,060	$46,620

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.