Accounting at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 132 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UAB.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

UAB Accounting Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UAB Accounting Rankings

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

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 UAB 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
	9
	18
	48
	49
	72
	86
	239
	267
	358
	454
	502
	523

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UAB. This makes it the #73 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 132 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from UAB in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	87
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAB Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 63 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 41% were men and 59% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UAB, 68% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAB 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Examiners	1,130	$59,910
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,060	$56,860
Budget Analysts	920	$82,480
Business Professors	840	$98,110

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.