Accounting at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 30,457. In 2019, 182 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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

UNLV Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNLV Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UNLV 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 UNLV 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	178
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	188
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	318
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Best Accounting Schools	425

In 2019, 74 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UNLV. This makes it the #75 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 182 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UNLV. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	65
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UNLV Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 74 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UNLV. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	31
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNLV 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Accountants and Auditors	8,430	$66,600
Credit Analysts	610	$70,540
Business Professors	350	$78,040
Budget Analysts	280	$70,490
Financial Examiners	110	$67,820

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.