Accounting at University of Florida

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 52,218. In 2019, 162 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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

UF Accounting Degrees Available

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

UF Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UF 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 Schools	47
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	73
Best Accounting Schools	133
Most Focused Accounting Schools	979

In 2019, 110 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UF. This makes it the #37 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 162 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from UF in 2018-2019, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UF 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 Florida with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	106
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UF Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 110 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UF. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UF, 69% 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 Florida with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	76
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UF 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,670	$47,300
Budget Analysts	3,200	$73,270
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Credit Analysts	2,890	$81,410

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.