Accounting at Florida Atlantic University

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 Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 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.

FAU Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

FAU Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	82
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Taxation
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.