Accounting at The University of Texas at El Paso

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what The University of Texas at El Paso has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UTEP.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UTEP performed in these rankings.

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 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
	63
	65
	257
	257
	257
	355
	430
	640
	762
	917
	1,117

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UTEP. This makes it the #86 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UTEP. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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

Of the 55 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UTEP, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 46% 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.

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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.