Accounting at Illinois State University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Illinois State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. Of the 4,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2021, 188 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.

Illinois State Accounting Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois State 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 Illinois State 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 Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	242

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Illinois State. This makes it the #91 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Illinois State Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $54,480. This is 18% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Illinois State. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	151
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Illinois State Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from Illinois State in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Illinois State, 85% 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 Illinois State University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Illinois State 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
• Insurance
• Construction Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 Illinois State 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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.