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The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor’s in Accounting

253 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$54,567 Average Salary
$17,750 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the UT Austin Bachelor’s in Accounting

#17 in the U.S
#2 in Texas

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for accounting majors, UT Austin came in at #17. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for UT Austin.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 1
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 3
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Accounting Graduates 4
Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Accounting Doctor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 6
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools 8
Most Popular Colleges for Accounting 8
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 12
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 15
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Best Accounting Schools 17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 17
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 20
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Accounting Graduates 22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 41
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 41
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 44
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 55
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 58
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates 62
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates 70
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 72
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 87
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans 88
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 117
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 118
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 120
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 121
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 168
Best Value Colleges for Accounting 423
Most Focused Colleges for Accounting 485
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 575
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 748

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Accounting from UT Austin Cost?

$11,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$17,750 Average Student Debt

UT Austin Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Austin paid an average of $1,795 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $542 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,448 $40,032
Books and Supplies $714 $714
On Campus Room and Board $12,286 $12,286
On Campus Other Expenses $4,480 $4,480

Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.

UT Austin Accounting Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Austin in Accounting walked away with an average of $17,750 in student debt. That is 33% lower than the national average of $26,527.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Accounting From UT Austin?

$54,567 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Austin is $54,567 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $44,879.

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Does UT Austin Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Accounting?

UT Austin does not offer an online option for its accounting bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Accounting

253 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.6% Women
43.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 253 students received their bachelor’s degree in accounting. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 48.6% of the accounting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 50.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at UT Austin in 2019-2020, 43.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 68
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 29
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 110
International Students 31
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Bachelor’s in Accounting Focus Areas at UT Austin

Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Accounting 253

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 131
Business Administration & Management 98
Finance & Financial Management 411
Management Information Systems 167
Marketing 193

View All Accounting Related Majors >

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.

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