Accounting at Luther College

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 Luther College stacks up to those at other schools.

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In 2021, 15 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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

Luther Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Luther Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Luther compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Luther 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
	135
	217
Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	542
Most Focused Accounting Schools	622
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	643
Best Value Accounting Schools	1,019
Most Popular Accounting Schools	1,127

Earnings of Luther Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Luther is $55,758. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Luther, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in accounting.

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

Luther 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
• 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,780	$38,900
Accountants and Auditors	9,600	$67,030
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Financial Analysts	2,410	$83,230
Financial Examiners	1,310	$65,410

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.