Accounting at University of Central Arkansas

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of Central Arkansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. Of the 384 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 49 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.

UCA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UCA Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UCA 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 UCA 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
	124
	193
	368
	400
	424
	485
	554
	631
	640
	764
	988

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UCA. This makes it the #374 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCA Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $45,080. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCA, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCA Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UCA awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UCA, 64% 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 Central Arkansas with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCA 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 Central Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	60

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Insurance
• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• 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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	11,730	$36,310
Accountants and Auditors	7,270	$67,700
Financial Managers	4,350	$106,530
Financial Analysts	1,060	$78,050
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,360

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.