Accounting at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 316 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from USF Tampa.

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

USF Tampa Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

USF Tampa does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

USF Tampa Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa 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 Schools	23

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in accounting from USF Tampa. This makes it the #59 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USF Tampa Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $47,846. This is 3% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 316 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from USF Tampa in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at USF Tampa are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	177
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

USF Tampa Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at USF Tampa awarded 71 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from USF Tampa, 70% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	50
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Insurance
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.