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 University of Nevada - Las Vegas. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in accounting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UNLV paid an average of $624 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $297 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,675 | $21,328 |
| Fees | $634 | $634 |
accounting who receive their master’s degree from UNLV make an average of $60,623 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $56,422.
UNLV does not offer an online option for its accounting master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNLV Online Learning page.
About 52.4% of the students who received their Master’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.0% of the accounting master’s degrees at UNLV in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 17 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 63 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 94 |
| Hospitality Management | 38 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.