Accounting at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 8,375 students attend the school each year. Of the 330 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Orleans in 2021, 93 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.

UNO Accounting Degrees Available

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

UNO Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
	55
	71
	138
	156
	175
	246
	266
	316
	422
	434
	834
	1,003
	1,022

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UNO. This makes it the #247 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from UNO. About 46% were men and 54% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UNO in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were 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. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 2% better 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 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.

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 New Orleans.

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.