Accounting at University of Missouri - St Louis

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - St Louis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 13,874. Of the 469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - St Louis in 2021, 106 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.

UMSL Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMSL

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, UMSL does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

UMSL Accounting Rankings

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

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 UMSL 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
	20
	55
	205
	252
	411
	419
	454
	564

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UMSL. This makes it the #269 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UMSL in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UMSL since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UMSL 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 Missouri - St Louis with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMSL Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UMSL. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UMSL, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMSL 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Financial Examiners	2,370	$73,870
Credit Analysts	1,960	$75,620
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,830	$47,590
Business Professors	1,000	$101,240

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.