Accounting at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. Of the 219 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in 2021, 38 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.

Samford Accounting Degrees Available

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

Samford Accounting Rankings

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

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 Samford 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
	152
	177
	202
	234
	290
	314
	359
	363
	436
	523
	575
	603
	606
	814
	837

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Samford. This makes it the #235 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from Samford in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Samford since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Samford Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Samford. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Samford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Samford, 86% 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 Samford University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Samford 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 Samford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	60

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 Samford University.

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.