Accounting at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 38,390 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 301 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UA.

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

UA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UA Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	91
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	161
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Best Accounting Schools	260
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	313
Most Focused Accounting Schools	400

In 2019, 65 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UA. This makes it the #91 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 301 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UA in 2019, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	240
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UA Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 65 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from UA, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UA, 91% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UA 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 The University of Alabama.

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.