Accounting at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 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.

U of U Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

U of U Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 132 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from U of U in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from U of U, 72% 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 Utah with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	95
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Real Estate
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	14,070	$39,170
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Financial Managers	6,900	$110,750
Financial Analysts	2,900	$78,510
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,840	$49,680

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.