Accounting at University of Denver

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University of Denver is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 40 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from DU.

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

DU Accounting Degrees Available

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

DU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at DU 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 DU 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
	151
	161
	227
	343
	764
	939

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in accounting from DU. This makes it the #76 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DU Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 59 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DU, about 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. DU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from DU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DU 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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320
Business Professors	1,540	$85,570
Credit Analysts	1,370	$76,870
Financial Examiners	1,320	$82,380
Budget Analysts	1,020	$83,060

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.