Accounting at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 11,177 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UCA.

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

UCA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UCA Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UCA 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 UCA 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	311
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	332
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	345
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	374
Most Popular Accounting Schools	408
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	546
Best Accounting Schools	661
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	757
Most Focused Accounting Schools	799

In 2019, 14 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UCA. This makes it the #332 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UCA awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UCA since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCA Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UCA awarded 14 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UCA, 93% 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 Central Arkansas with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCA 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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Business Professors	620	$85,990
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	500	$55,670
Budget Analysts	490	$51,730
Credit Analysts	470	$60,540

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.