Accounting at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375. In 2021, 93 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UNO.

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

UNO Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNO Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UNO 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
	65
	144
	184
	258
	340
	461
	701
	873
	879
	1,181
	1,250

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

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UNO Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNO is $37,991. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNO. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UNO since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	44
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNO Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at UNO awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNO, 55% 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 New Orleans with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Orleans. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	113

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management

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 New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	20,140	$37,180
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,460	$39,250
Tax Preparers	1,430	$39,590

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.