Accounting at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,440. Of the 1,382 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2019, 178 of them were accounting majors.

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

Auburn Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Auburn offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Auburn 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 Auburn 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
Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular Online Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular Accounting Schools	42
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	58
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	97
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	134
Best Accounting Schools	224
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	483

In 2019, 102 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Auburn. This makes it the #44 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 178 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Auburn. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	154
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 102 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Auburn. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Auburn, 90% 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 Auburn University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	92
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Examiners	1,130	$59,910
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,060	$56,860
Budget Analysts	920	$82,480
Business Professors	840	$98,110

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.