Accounting at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

UM Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UM Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UM awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UM, 86% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,740	$36,310
Accountants and Auditors	3,260	$66,410
Financial Managers	790	$109,940
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	540	$39,560
Tax Preparers	270	$40,170

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.