Accounting at Brigham Young University - Provo

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

BYU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

BYU Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from BYU, 85% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	131
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• Business Administration & Management

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	14,070	$39,170
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Financial Managers	6,900	$110,750
Financial Analysts	2,900	$78,510
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.