Accounting at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 28,673. Of the 994 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus in 2019, 137 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.

Pitt Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Pitt Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Pitt performed in these rankings.

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 Pitt 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	87
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	99
Best Accounting Schools	166
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	309
Most Focused Accounting Schools	815

In 2019, 67 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Pitt. This makes it the #88 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 137 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Pitt in 2018-2019, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	119
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Pitt Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 67 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from Pitt, about 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Pitt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Pitt 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,360	$48,580
Credit Analysts	2,330	$80,710
Financial Examiners	1,530	$91,850

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.