Accounting at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In 2021, 259 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

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

UCF Accounting Degrees Available

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

UCF Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UCF 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 UCF 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
	256
	316
	361
	428
	470
	595
	822

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UCF. This makes it the #98 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $48,003. This is 4% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 259 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UCF. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UCF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Central Florida with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	137
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCF Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UCF in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UCF, 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 Florida with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCF 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 Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	312

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Real Estate
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.