Accounting at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 29,772 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,345 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2019, 279 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.

FAU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FAU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FAU does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

FAU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at FAU 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 FAU 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 Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	5
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Accounting Schools	11
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Accounting Schools	162
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	210
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Best Accounting Schools	367

In 2019, 189 students received their master’s degree in accounting from FAU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at FAU awarded 279 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	112
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

FAU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 189 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from FAU in 2018-2019, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	94
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

FAU 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,670	$47,300
Budget Analysts	3,200	$73,270
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Credit Analysts	2,890	$81,410

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.