Accounting at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 335 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Ole Miss.

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

Ole Miss Accounting Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss 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
	8
	16
	67
	179
	201
	300
	381

In 2021, 161 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Ole Miss. This makes it the #17 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in accounting, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Ole Miss Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ole Miss is $50,415. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 335 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Ole Miss in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Ole Miss since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	280
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Ole Miss Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Ole Miss awarded 161 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Ole Miss, 89% 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 Mississippi with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	143
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ole Miss 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 Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	429
Other Accounting and Related Services	67

Related Majors

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

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	12,230	$38,130
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Financial Managers	3,670	$101,840
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,040	$39,250
Financial Analysts	530	$74,230

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.