Accounting at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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 Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In 2021, 19 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UAF.

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

UAF Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

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? UAF offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UAF Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UAF 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 UAF 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
	52
	97
	317
	386
	432
	542
	548
	550
	684
	740

Accounting Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UAF awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UAF since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

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 Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Accountants and Auditors	2,090	$82,920
Business Professors	480	$100,710
Budget Analysts	310	$79,650
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	80	$89,450
Financial Examiners	40	$71,830

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.