by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Alabama. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UA was $1,550 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $615 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,780 | $30,250 |
| Fees | $690 | $690 |
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their master’s degree from UA is $60,106 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $56,422.
Online degrees for the UA accounting master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.8% of the accounting students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in accounting at UA in 2019-2020, 9.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 64 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 73 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 184 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 33 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 24 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 25 |
| Marketing | 78 |
*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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