Accounting Schools In Utah
Utah has 32 accredited accounting schools where accounting faculty who teach accounting classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in accounting in the state of Utah, which encompasses accounting training at the following levels:
- Accounting Certificate
- Associates degree in Accounting
- Bachelors degree in Accounting
- Masters degree in Accounting
Schools
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Accounting Employment
| Utah | 28,100 |
| National | 3,526,740 |
Approximately 1% of the country's accounting professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Accounting professionals In Utah
| 30,200 | 31,700 | 30,360 | 28,700 | 28,100 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of accounting professionals is shrinking in Utah. In 2010 there were 2,100 less accounting professionals working in Utah than there were in 2006. This represents a 7% decline in the field. This decline is slower than the national trend for accounting professionals which shows a 7% decrease in the number of accounting professionals working around the nation.
Accounting VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $38,690 | $40,695 | $42,563 | $43,140 | $44,822 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Accounting
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of accounting professionals is declining, the salaries paid to accounting professionals are increasing in Utah. Accounting professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $38,690 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $44,822 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Accounting professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$29,742 |
25th percentile |
$35,290 |
50th percentile |
$42,543 |
75th percentile |
$53,198 |
90th percentile |
$63,695 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 114% pay differential between the highest paid accounting professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of accounting in Utah.
Average Salaries for Accounting professionals and related professions in Utah
Accounting |
$44,822 |
Business |
$81,929 |
Business Administration |
$75,253 |
Finance |
$67,362 |
Forensic Accounting |
$55,637 |
Small Business |
$87,040 |
Accounting professionals in Utah earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Accounting programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
16 |
bachelor |
19 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
10 |
| Total | 54 |
As the number of accounting professionals is decreasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 32 accredited accounting schools in Utah state is increasing. In Utah, there were 1,531 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,591 graduates from accounting courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of accounting school degree or certificate graduates in Utah by 4%. 35% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in accounting.