Accounting at University of Alaska Anchorage

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University of Alaska Anchorage is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953. Of the 210 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alaska Anchorage 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.

UAA Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAA offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

UAA Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UAA 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 UAA 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
	15
	41
	95
	128
	171
	172
	254
	294
	342
	363
	405

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UAA Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAA is $54,366. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA Accounting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in accounting at UAA are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. UAA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a associate's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UAA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	86

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Hospitality Management
• Construction Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4,370	$48,640
Accountants and Auditors	2,090	$82,920
Financial Managers	1,000	$110,010
Business Professors	480	$100,710
Financial Analysts	460	$101,720

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.