Accounting at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. In 2021, 110 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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

UF Accounting Degrees Available

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

UF Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UF 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 UF 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
	58
	122
	167
	285
	1,091

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UF. This makes it the #56 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from UF. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	59
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UF Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UF. About 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UF 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 UF, 63% 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 Florida with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	45
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UF 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 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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.