Accounting at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a total student population of 16,497. Of the 529 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Troy University in 2021, 52 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.

TROY Accounting Degrees Available

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

TROY Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how TROY 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 TROY 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
	162
	265
	278
	306
	322
	330
	393
	482
	714
	829
	885
	939
	1,105

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in accounting from TROY. This makes it the #163 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from TROY Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at TROY is $39,734. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at TROY awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TROY Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from TROY in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from TROY, 91% 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 Troy University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TROY 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 Troy University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	85

Related Majors

• International Business
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,260	$37,250
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Managers	4,910	$128,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,870	$40,700
Financial Analysts	1,330	$88,350

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.