Accounting at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 18,150. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

UMass Lowell Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UMass Lowell Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 accounting majors earned their master's degree from UMass Lowell. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell, 53% 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 42% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Accountants and Auditors	35,360	$81,460
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040

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 Daderot under License

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