Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 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.

UT Austin Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting
• Doctorate Degree in Accounting

UT Austin Accounting Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 306 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UT Austin in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UT Austin 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 UT Austin, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	158
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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