Accounting at Dominican University

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if Dominican University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189. Of the 547 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dominican University in 2021, 20 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.

Dominican U Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Dominican U

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Dominican U does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Dominican U Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Dominican U 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 Dominican U 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	322
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	447
	457
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	481
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	482
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	550
Most Focused Accounting Schools	827

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Dominican U. This makes it the #482 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Dominican U in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Dominican U since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Dominican University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dominican U Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Dominican U in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Dominican U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 58% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Dominican U, 67% 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 Dominican University with a master's in accounting.

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

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• International Business
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 IL, the home state for Dominican 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.