Accounting at University of South Alabama

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of South Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 38 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from USA.

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

USA Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USA

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

USA Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at USA 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 USA 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
	361
	362
	363
	413
	432
	440
	459
	508
	832
	855
	858
	934
	1,139
	1,182
	1,436

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in accounting from USA. This makes it the #363 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USA Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $40,197. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting students.

Accounting Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from USA in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at USA since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USA Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from USA, 83% 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 South Alabama with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at University of South Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	50

Related Majors

• International Business
• General Business/Commerce
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• 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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,260	$37,250
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Financial Managers	4,910	$128,690
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,870	$40,700
Financial Analysts	1,330	$88,350

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 Ä â€™asil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.