Accounting at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 741 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2021, 69 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.

UNC Greensboro Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Greensboro

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.

UNC Greensboro does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UNC Greensboro Accounting Rankings

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

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 UNC Greensboro 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
	62
	155
	222
	225
	244
	255
	272
	302
	361
	806
	1,068

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UNC Greensboro. This makes it the #156 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from UNC Greensboro Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Greensboro is $42,001. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNC Greensboro. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Greensboro Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a master's degree in accounting from UNC Greensboro. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UNC Greensboro does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 54% 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 North Carolina at Greensboro with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	104

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• International Business

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 Greensboro.

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.