Accounting at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 34,795. Of the 2,868 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia in 2019, 157 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.

UofSC Accounting Degrees Available

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

UofSC Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UofSC 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	74
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
Best Accounting Schools	204
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	759

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

Accounting Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 157 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	125
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UofSC Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 75 accounting majors earned their master's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UofSC, 87% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	65
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofSC 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Business Professors	1,140	$99,630
Credit Analysts	970	$67,070
Financial Examiners	560	$65,720
Budget Analysts	290	$70,090

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.