Accounting at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. Of the 761 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 163 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.

UTEP Accounting Degrees Available

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

UTEP Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UTEP 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 UTEP 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
	66
	274
	289
	373
	414
	469
	677
	799
	1,021
	1,038
	1,373

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UTEP. This makes it the #91 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UTEP Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $31,362. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UTEP in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	138
White	7
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UTEP Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UTEP. About 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 42% 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 El Paso with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP 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 Texas at El Paso. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	218

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems
• Construction 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.