Accounting at University of Miami

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

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and approximately 17,809 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,087 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Miami in 2021, 71 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.

U Miami Accounting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

U Miami Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how U Miami 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 U Miami 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
	25
	75
	105
	120
	161
	211
	215
	234
	445
	447
	452
	783
	876
	1,194

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from U Miami. This makes it the #259 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of U Miami Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at U Miami is $56,746. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at U Miami awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at U Miami since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at U Miami are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	42
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U Miami Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 accounting majors earned their master's degree from U Miami. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. U Miami does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U Miami also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at University of Miami. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Miami. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	91

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Real Estate
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	97,300	$40,220
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Financial Analysts	13,400	$78,280
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	7,520	$42,520

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 Harrier233 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.