Accounting at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 196 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNC Chapel Hill does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 196 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 74% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	145
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.