Accounting at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UL Lafayette.

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

UL Lafayette Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UL Lafayette

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UL Lafayette does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UL Lafayette Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UL Lafayette performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UL Lafayette 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
	55
	65
	69
	71
	225
	276
	426
	431
	553
	596
	703
	784
	843
	865
	971

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #383 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UL Lafayette awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	46
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UL Lafayette Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UL Lafayette in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UL Lafayette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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

UL Lafayette 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Business Professors	1,240	$80,310
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$51,510
Budget Analysts	380	$67,710
Credit Analysts	260	$63,690

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.