Accounting at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 43,846 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,508 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus in 2019, 196 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.

USF Tampa Accounting Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa 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	41
Most Popular Accounting Schools	58
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	118
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	178
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	401
Best Accounting Schools	427
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	788
Most Focused Accounting Schools	889

In 2019, 50 students received their master’s degree in accounting from USF Tampa. This makes it the #118 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	98
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

USF Tampa Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. USF Tampa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from USF Tampa, 60% were white. This is typical 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 Florida - Main Campus with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	30
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USF Tampa 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,670	$47,300
Budget Analysts	3,200	$73,270
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Credit Analysts	2,890	$81,410

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.