Accounting at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 149 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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

UofSC Accounting Degrees Available

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

UofSC Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UofSC 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
	80
	195
	231
	331
	419
	723

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UofSC. This makes it the #81 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from UofSC. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at UofSC 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 Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	121
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UofSC Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 accounting majors earned their master's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UofSC, 75% 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 Carolina - Columbia with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UofSC 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Business Professors	1,140	$99,630
Credit Analysts	970	$67,070
Financial Examiners	560	$65,720
Budget Analysts	290	$70,090

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.