Accounting at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530. Of the 235 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 2021, 59 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 Permian Basin Accounting Degrees Available

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

UT Permian Basin Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UT Permian Basin 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 UT Permian Basin 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
	136
	150
	243
	254
	273
	281
	295
	304
	324
	344
	373
	386
	490
	510
	555

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Permian Basin. This makes it the #374 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Accounting Bachelor’s Program

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

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UT Permian Basin 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 Texas of the Permian Basin with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Permian Basin Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UT Permian Basin in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 73% 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 Texas of the Permian Basin with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	70

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.