Accounting at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 201 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UARK.

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

UARK Accounting Degrees Available

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

UARK Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UARK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UARK 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
	80
	199
	239
	255
	286
	365

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UARK. This makes it the #81 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 201 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UARK, about 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	153
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UARK Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UARK in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UARK, 86% 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 Arkansas with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UARK 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Business Professors	620	$85,990
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	500	$55,670
Budget Analysts	490	$51,730
Credit Analysts	470	$60,540

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.