Accounting at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a total student population of 16,981. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from TROY.

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

TROY 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 TROY

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

TROY Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at TROY 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	37
Most Popular Online Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	38
Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	44
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	46
Most Popular Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	109
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	135
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Most Popular Accounting Schools	235
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	384
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	435
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	600
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	701
Most Focused Accounting Schools	706
Best Accounting Schools	879

In 2019, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from TROY. This makes it the #300 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 78 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from TROY. About 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

TROY Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 17 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from TROY. About 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. TROY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from TROY, 88% 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 Troy University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TROY 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 Troy 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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.