Accounting at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 28,894. Of the 1,436 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2019, 160 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.

UT Knoxville Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville 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 Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	192
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197
Best Accounting Schools	205
Most Focused Accounting Schools	462
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532

In 2019, 88 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #58 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 160 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UT Knoxville. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UT Knoxville 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	138
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Knoxville Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 88 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UT Knoxville. About 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UT Knoxville, 92% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Knoxville 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,030	$55,950
Credit Analysts	920	$64,380
Financial Examiners	850	$83,170

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.