Accounting at Creighton University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Creighton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 8,770. In 2021, 62 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Creighton.

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

Creighton Accounting Degrees Available

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

Creighton Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Creighton 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
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	297
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	343
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	438
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	526
Most Focused Accounting Schools	797

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Creighton. This makes it the #298 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Creighton Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Creighton is $58,537. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Creighton

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

Creighton Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 accounting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Creighton. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Creighton since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Creighton 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 Creighton University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Creighton Accounting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in accounting from Creighton. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Creighton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Creighton, 88% 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 Creighton University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Creighton also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Business
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management

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 NE, the home state for Creighton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	10,450	$37,850
Accountants and Auditors	8,170	$67,920
Financial Managers	3,340	$113,910
Financial Analysts	1,340	$70,740
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	950	$41,750

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 Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.