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Accounting at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Accounting at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNLV Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Accounting Master’s Program

56% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 21
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Accountants and Auditors 8,430 $66,600
Credit Analysts 610 $70,540
Business Professors 350 $78,040
Budget Analysts 280 $70,490
Financial Examiners 110 $67,820

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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