Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 51,832 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 240 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UT Austin.

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 Austin Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

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 UT Austin 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	106
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	776

In 2019, 285 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Austin. This makes it the #4 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 240 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UT Austin in 2019, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	111
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Austin Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UT Austin awarded 285 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	133
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 5 students 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.