Accounting at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 50,734. Of the 1,477 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2019, 167 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.

UMN Twin Cities Accounting Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities 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	3
Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	42
Best Accounting Schools	62
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Accounting Schools	107
Most Focused Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	124
Most Focused Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	137
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,118

Accounting Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 167 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from UMN Twin Cities, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	118
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMN Twin Cities also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Accounting and Related Services

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Credit Analysts	2,300	$81,070
Financial Examiners	1,720	$91,530
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,080	$64,700

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.