Accounting at Auburn University at Montgomery

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Auburn University at Montgomery is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,212. Of the 114 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University at Montgomery in 2021, 28 of them were accounting majors.

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

AUM Accounting Degrees Available

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

AUM Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how AUM performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at AUM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	134
	297
	397
	401
	414
	436
	442
	453
	560
	567
	827
	1,038
	1,168
	1,191

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from AUM. This makes it the #298 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from AUM Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at AUM is $38,814. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from AUM, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at AUM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

AUM Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from AUM, 82% 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 Auburn University at Montgomery with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AUM also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University at Montgomery. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	45

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University at Montgomery.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,260	$37,250
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Managers	4,910	$128,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,870	$40,700
Financial Analysts	1,330	$88,350

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 College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.