Accounting at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UT Chattanooga.

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

UT Chattanooga Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Chattanooga Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UT Chattanooga 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
	186
	214
	250
	305
	334
	425
	462
	470
	555
	623
	637
	663
	714
	1,037
	1,485

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Chattanooga. This makes it the #306 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Chattanooga. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Chattanooga since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Chattanooga Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 81% 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	32

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	30,480	$40,380
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Financial Managers	15,870	$111,460
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,650	$44,650

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.