Accounting at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,736 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 30 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UAH.

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

UAH Accounting Degrees Available

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

UAH Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UAH 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 UAH 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 Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Popular Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	78
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	335
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	348
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	353
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	445
Most Popular Accounting Schools	466
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	510
Best Accounting Schools	663
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	787
Most Focused Accounting Schools	817

In 2019, 12 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UAH. This makes it the #348 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UAH. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UAH 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 in Huntsville with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAH Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UAH in 2019, 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UAH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UAH, 75% 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 in Huntsville with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH 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 in Huntsville.

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.