Accounting at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. Of the 2,985 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 233 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.

UGA Accounting Degrees Available

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

UGA Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UGA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UGA 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
	15
	22
	26
	151

In 2021, 172 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UGA. This makes it the #12 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 233 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from UGA. About 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	178
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UGA Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UGA, 81% 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 Georgia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	139
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UGA 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Accountants and Auditors	37,200	$75,930
Credit Analysts	2,320	$70,040
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	2,020	$50,490
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Budget Analysts	1,730	$70,050

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.