Accounting at Jacksonville University

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

JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 4,053. In 2021, 20 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from JU.

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

JU Accounting Degrees Available

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

JU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at JU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 JU 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
	91
	390
	401
	550
	704
	761
	798
	804
	950
	971
	1,125
	1,204

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in accounting from JU. This makes it the #402 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at JU

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

JU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from JU, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at JU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Jacksonville University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

JU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from JU. About 78% were men and 22% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. JU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from JU, 78% 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 Jacksonville University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jacksonville University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	20
Accounting and Finance	9

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• 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 FL, the home state for Jacksonville University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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 Humanities under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.