Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. Of the 2,089 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021, 226 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.

UT Austin Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UT Austin 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 UT Austin 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
	2
	4
	10
	22
	28
	67
	71
	239
	301
	787

In 2021, 306 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Austin. This makes it the #2 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UT Austin awarded 226 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	92
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UT Austin Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 306 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UT Austin in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UT Austin, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	158
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 2 students 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.