Accounting at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 21,923 students attend the school each year. Of the 487 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2019, 95 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.

UAB Accounting Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UAB Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UAB 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 UAB 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	38
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	98
Most Popular Accounting Schools	107
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	184
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	211
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Best Accounting Schools	365
Most Focused Accounting Schools	537
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	719

In 2019, 71 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UAB. This makes it the #81 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UAB awarded 95 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	66
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAB Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UAB in 2019, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UAB 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 UAB, 77% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.