Accounting at The University of West Florida

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what The University of West Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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

UWF Accounting Degrees Available

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

UWF Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UWF, 64% 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 West Florida with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	38
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	30

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.