Accounting at Florida International University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Florida International University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 232 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from FIU.

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

FIU Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

FIU Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at FIU 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
	23
	31
	49
	123
	151
	241
	376
	407
	429

In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in accounting from FIU. This makes it the #50 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	15
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

FIU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 78 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from FIU in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 56% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,670	$47,300
Budget Analysts	3,200	$73,270
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Credit Analysts	2,890	$81,410

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.