Accounting at University of Central Florida

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 Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

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
	16
	178
	232
	360
	425
	462
	504
	766
	871

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UCF. This makes it the #93 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 259 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UCF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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

The accounting program at UCF awarded 53 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% 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.

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3,670	$47,300
Budget Analysts	3,200	$73,270
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Credit Analysts	2,890	$81,410

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.