Accounting at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNC Chapel Hill offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Accounting 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.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 196 accounting majors earned their master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 74% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	145
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	196

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	46,570	$39,590
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Examiners	4,070	$71,310

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.