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Accounting at DePaul 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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. Of the 3,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 228 of them were accounting majors.

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

DePaul Accounting Degrees Available

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

DePaul Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at DePaul 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
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Popular Accounting Schools 39
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Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools 90
Best Accounting Schools 154
Most Focused Accounting Schools 281

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. This makes it the #48 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $61,704. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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Accounting Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Accounting Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 52
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 98
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

DePaul Accounting Master’s Program

52% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a master's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 35
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

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

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 50,800 $42,520
Financial Managers 40,040 $144,680
Financial Analysts 14,810 $88,760
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 4,240 $49,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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