Accounting at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UT Knoxville, 88% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	102

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resource Management
• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.