Accounting at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year.

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

UL Lafayette Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UL Lafayette

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UL Lafayette offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UL Lafayette Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UL Lafayette, 69% 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Business Professors	1,240	$80,310
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$51,510
Budget Analysts	380	$67,710
Credit Analysts	260	$63,690

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.