Accounting at University of Georgia

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University of Georgia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 38,652 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,703 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2019, 194 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.

UGA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UGA Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UGA 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 UGA 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	29
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	195

In 2019, 142 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UGA. This makes it the #17 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 194 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from UGA in 2018-2019, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	156
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UGA Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 142 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from UGA, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UGA 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 UGA, 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 Georgia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	109
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.