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Accounting at Illinois State University

Accounting at Illinois State University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at Illinois State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.

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

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.

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

39% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 74% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 123
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Illinois State Accounting Master’s Program

50% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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
Business Professors 4,030 $107,910
Credit Analysts 3,330 $77,800
Financial Examiners 2,120 $102,690
Budget Analysts 1,450 $75,700

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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